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/Sounds like "hoh" (as in "hope") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "TEE" (as in "tea") + "yoh" (as in "yoke")/
The small version of the jocote, a wild fruit that kids eat straight off the tree in Central America. The jocotillo is the free snack of any slow afternoon out in the countryside.
“As a kid I'd climb the jocotillo tree and eat them with salt.”
“Want some jocotillos? There's a tree full of them in the yard.”
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The small version of the jocote, a wild fruit that kids eat straight off the tree in Central America. The jocotillo is the free snack of any slow afternoon out in the countryside.
“As a kid I'd climb the jocotillo tree and eat them with salt.”
“Want some jocotillos? There's a tree full of them in the yard.”
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In Argentina and Uruguay, a lie, a made-up story, or a serious blunder someone committed. It covers both deliberate BS and honest screw-ups that ended badly.