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/Sounds like "mahn" (as in "mark") + "doo" (as in "due") + "KAHR" (as in "car")/

Meaning

To eat a lot and with great enthusiasm, devouring everything on the table with zero restraint. A slightly old-fashioned but entertaining word used in Argentina and Spain for eating like there is absolutely no tomorrow.

Examples

Let's eat, I am starving, we have not had anything in hours.

We spent the whole day eating at my grandparents' house, it was completely nonstop.

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Regional synonyms

A woman who is being provocative, sensual, and uninhibited, especially while dancing reggaetón. In Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic this is not an insult at all, it's more of a compliment describing someone who lets loose and owns their sexuality on the dance floor.