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/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "SOHR" (as in "solo") + "kah" (as in "car")/

Meaning

A corn cob with its kernels still attached, the whole ear of corn in its natural form. It's what you boil, grill, or strip for kernels across all of Latin America.

Examples

Grill some corn cobs for the carne asada.

Fresh corn on the cob with butter is pure heaven.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Costa Rica
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de México
Bandera de Nicaragua
Bandera de El Salvador
Elote
Bandera de Bolivia
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de Perú
Choclo

To lose your bearings, your sense of direction or your purpose in life. In Spain and Latin America when you pierdes el norte you've gotten so lost you don't know which way is up.