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/Sounds like "wah" (as in "water") + "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "cheh" (as in "check")/

Meaning

A Mexican street food made of thick, oval-shaped corn masa topped with beans, meat, salsa, and cheese. Named after the sandal it resembles in shape, it is one of the heartiest and most filling things you will find at a street market, the kind that keeps you full for hours.

Examples

A suadero huarache with everything on it, please.

The huaraches at Jamaica market have a reputation all over the city.

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Regional synonyms

Someone who got a job, privilege or position through connections rather than merit. In Mexico and Spain an enchufado is plugged in, it's not what you know but who you know.