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/Sounds like "hoh" (as in "hope") + "HOH" (as in "hope") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

An ear of corn, what Mexicans call elote, Venezuelans call jojoto. It's a staple of Venezuelan street food and home cooking: eaten boiled, roasted, or as the base for hallacas and arepas. The jojoto is humble, universal, and deeply embedded in Venezuelan food identity.

Examples

Let's eat grilled corn on the cob at the beach.

My grandmother makes an incredible corn soup.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Costa Rica
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de México
Bandera de Nicaragua
Bandera de El Salvador
Elote
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Bolivia
Bandera de Ecuador
Choclo

To be drunk, going through life in a noticeable state of intoxication in Mexico. It's the most direct, no-nonsense way to say someone drank too much and it shows in their face, walk, and everything they say.