/Sounds like 'mah-LOO-ko'/
Something with a bad or off taste, or food that's gone bad. Can also describe a person who's in a bad mood or difficult to deal with. In Colombia, maluco covers both physical unpleasantness and bad attitudes equally.
"This cheese tastes off, I think it's gone bad."
"Don't talk to her today, she's in a foul mood."
/ma-LU-ko/
Something with a bad taste, unpleasant flavor, or that makes you feel physically off. In Colombia, 'maluco' is the word for food or drink that doesn't taste right — or for a general feeling of being unwell. If something's maluco, it's wrong in a sensory, visceral way.
"That juice tastes off — did you put salt in it?"
"I felt sick all afternoon after that lunch."
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/Sounds like 'mah-LOO-ko'/
Something with a bad or off taste, or food that's gone bad. Can also describe a person who's in a bad mood or difficult to deal with. In Colombia, maluco covers both physical unpleasantness and bad attitudes equally.
"This cheese tastes off, I think it's gone bad."
"Don't talk to her today, she's in a foul mood."
/ma-LU-ko/
Something with a bad taste, unpleasant flavor, or that makes you feel physically off. In Colombia, 'maluco' is the word for food or drink that doesn't taste right — or for a general feeling of being unwell. If something's maluco, it's wrong in a sensory, visceral way.
"That juice tastes off — did you put salt in it?"
"I felt sick all afternoon after that lunch."
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