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/Sounds like "lah" (as in "lava") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

In Argentina, the sidekick: the person who always accompanies the star or main character, following along and never taking the spotlight. The ladero is the loyal companion who never shines on their own.

Examples

He's the comedian and the other guy plays ladero on the show.

He was always the ladero of the group, never makes a decision alone.

Regional synonyms

Difficult, tough, hard to get through. Used in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, the comparison comes from yuca (cassava), a root vegetable with a rock-hard skin that takes real effort to peel. When something is "yuca," it demands serious work or it is a genuinely rough situation.