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/Sounds like "lah" (as in "lava") + "pee" (as in "pea") + "SEH" (as in "set") + "roh" (as in "row")/
A pen for writing, used in Peru, Colombia, and Central America. The everyday writing instrument that every Spanish-speaking country decided to call something different: lapicero, bolígrafo, pluma, birome. Same object, endless naming debates.
“Lend me a pen, mine ran out of ink.”
“I always carry a pen in my pocket just in case.”
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/Sounds like "lah" (as in "lava") + "pee" (as in "pea") + "SEH" (as in "set") + "roh" (as in "row")/
A pen for writing, used in Peru, Colombia, and Central America. The everyday writing instrument that every Spanish-speaking country decided to call something different: lapicero, bolígrafo, pluma, birome. Same object, endless naming debates.
“Lend me a pen, mine ran out of ink.”
“I always carry a pen in my pocket just in case.”
Tener cuento
To overdramatize ailments or problems to get sympathy or wriggle out of obligations in Spain. Used for someone who is a chronic complainer and puts on a show over nothing.