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/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "dyah" + "LOO" (as in "loop") + "nahs" (as in "nacho")/

Meaning

Argentine croissants that come in butter or lard versions, sweet and glazed. They're the quintessential Buenos Aires breakfast, inseparable from a morning café con leche.

Examples

Three butter medialunas and a cortado, please.

The medialunas from that bakery are legendary.

Word family
Regional synonyms

In Chile, a sycophant or brown-noser who goes out of their way to please anyone in a position of power. The Chilean equivalent of Argentina's "chupamedias" or Colombia's "pelota": someone who fawns over the boss without being asked.