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/Sounds like "oo" (as in "Uber") + "MEE" (as in "me") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

An Andean dish of ground corn wrapped in corn husks, steamed or baked. A traditional food from Chile, Argentina, and Peru with indigenous roots, comes in sweet and savory versions.

Examples

My grandmother's humitas are the best dish in the world.

In northern Chile, humitas are part of everyday meals.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de México
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Venezuela
Tamales

To get really angry or worked up about something that pushed you over the edge in Chile and Spain. When someone se raya, they completely lose their cool, and it's best to give them space before things escalate.