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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

A refrigerator in Argentina and Uruguay, the most important appliance in the house. Opening the heladera and staring into it without grabbing anything is a national pastime.

Examples

There's nothing in the fridge, we need to go shopping.

He opens the fridge every five minutes hoping something new appeared.

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Regional synonyms

To eat with real hunger, to chow down with zero ceremony. In Venezuela, Colombia, and Puerto Rico, jamar is the most direct, street-level way to say you're about to eat until you're stuffed.