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/Sounds like "LOH" (as in "loan") + "kroh" (as in "crow")/

Meaning

A thick, hearty stew of corn, beans, squash, and meat eaten on Argentine national holidays. Locro is the most patriotic dish of May 25th, the kind that fills your soul and your stomach equally.

Examples

On May 25th I always eat locro at my grandma's house.

She made a homemade locro that was spectacular.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Uruguay
Asado

An elegant, well-dressed person with a distinguished look. In Mexico, catrín comes from the tradition of the "catrines," those fancy gentlemen with mustaches and top hats from the early 1900s, famously depicted in José Guadalupe Posada's "La Catrina" skeleton. Today it's used to compliment someone who's looking sharp and put-together.