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Bandera de Colombia

/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met" without "t") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "toh" (as in "toe")/

A snack, candy, treat, or any kind of munchie to nibble on between meals. In Colombia, mecato is what you buy at the store to kill hunger without cooking.

Example

"Buy some mecato for the movie, chips and chocolate."

"He always brings mecato to school for break time."

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A full

Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
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Al máximo nivel, con toda la potencia o energía posible, sin guardarse nada. Es el anglicismo que toda Latinoamérica adoptó sin pensarlo dos veces para describir cuando algo o alguien está dando el cien por ciento.