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/Sounds like "HEE" (as in "he") + "kah" (as in "car") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

A traditional drinking vessel made from the dried gourd of the jícaro tree, used since pre-Hispanic times across Mesoamerica to drink water, chocolate, chicha, or atole. From the Nahuatl word "xicalli," the jícara is both an everyday utensil and a cultural artifact that survived centuries of history, often hand-painted with regional designs.

Examples

Grandma always served the atole in a jícara, just like she always had.

Someone gave me a beautifully hand-painted jícara as a souvenir.

Regional synonyms

In Colombia, to slap someone hard across the face, usually as a sharp reaction to disrespect. It is a forceful, open-handed hit to the cheek, the kind that signals a line has been crossed.