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/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "beh" (as in "bed") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "PEE" (as in "pea") + "koh" (as in "coat")/
Empty talk with nothing behind it. The person giving you jarabe de pico makes big promises and delivers absolutely nothing. Used in Spain and Mexico for anyone whose words far outpace their actions.
“His speeches are pure hot air, he never actually does anything.”
“Don't fall for that salesman's smooth talk, it's all empty promises.”
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Empty talk with nothing behind it. The person giving you jarabe de pico makes big promises and delivers absolutely nothing. Used in Spain and Mexico for anyone whose words far outpace their actions.
“His speeches are pure hot air, he never actually does anything.”
“Don't fall for that salesman's smooth talk, it's all empty promises.”
Zoquete
A blockhead or dimwit who makes the most basic mistakes over and over, in Spain, Argentina, and Chile. A zoquete is not just clueless once: they are consistently, reliably wrong no matter how patiently you explain things.