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/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "KRYAHN" + "sah" (as in "salsa")/
Disrespect, rudeness, or bad behavior, especially from children or young people toward their elders. It's the Central American way of calling out someone who was raised without manners.
“That's disrespectful, you don't talk to your elders that way.”
“Their kids are so rude, they do whatever they want.”
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Disrespect, rudeness, or bad behavior, especially from children or young people toward their elders. It's the Central American way of calling out someone who was raised without manners.
“That's disrespectful, you don't talk to your elders that way.”
“Their kids are so rude, they do whatever they want.”
Callear
To wander the streets without a fixed destination, just to see what is happening or pass the time. In Colombia and Venezuela, callear is the go-to activity when you have no specific plan but staying home is simply not an option.