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Bandera de Colombia

/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.

Example

"This cheese tastes off, I think it's gone bad."

"Don't talk to her today, she's in a foul mood."

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Bandera de Colombia

/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.

Example

"That juice tastes off — did you put salt in it?"

"I felt sick all afternoon after that lunch."

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Palabra comodín venezolana que puede significar literalmente cualquier cosa: un objeto, una situación, un problema o algo que no recuerdas cómo se llama.