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An edible flower widely used in Salvadoran cuisine, especially in pupusas. It has a delicate aromatic flavor that makes El Salvador's food unique — without loroco, pupusas just aren't the same.

Example

"Loroco and cheese pupusas are everyone's favorite."

"I bought fresh loroco to make Sunday pupusas."

Regional synonyms:

Cobarde, miedoso, que no se atreve a enfrentar las situaciones. Un cagón siempre tiene excusa para no actuar.