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/Sounds like "lee" (as in "lead") + "teh" (as in "ten") + "RAHL" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

A filler word used to emphasize that something happened exactly as described, no exaggeration. A generational verbal tic across Latin America, especially among younger speakers, who drop "literal" into nearly every sentence for dramatic weight. The exact Spanish equivalent of how English speakers overuse "literally."

Examples

He literally left me on read and then posted a story with someone else.

I literally have zero pesos, I cannot even afford the bus fare.

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A classic Chilean fresh salsa made with cilantro, onion, green chili, and tomato, dressed with oil and lemon juice. It goes on everything: bread, grilled meat, cazuela stew. No Chilean cookout is complete without it.