/Sounds like "meh-HEHN-gah"/
An informal pickup soccer game between friends, no league, no referee, no strict rules. The mejenga is dirt-field soccer, concrete court, empty lot, or plaza soccer, played for the pure joy of playing. In Costa Rica it's a social institution: Saturdays, Sundays, and after work, groups of Ticos gather to mejenguear. The word comes from popular speech and has no exact equivalent in other countries.
"Hay mejenga el sábado a las cuatro. → Pickup game Saturday at four."
"Tengo mejenga con los compañeros de trabajo. → I have a pickup game with work buddies."
/Sounds like "meh-HEHN-gah"/
An informal pickup soccer game between friends, no league, no referee, no strict rules. The mejenga is dirt-field soccer, concrete court, empty lot, or plaza soccer, played for the pure joy of playing. In Costa Rica it's a social institution: Saturdays, Sundays, and after work, groups of Ticos gather to mejenguear. The word comes from popular speech and has no exact equivalent in other countries.
"Hay mejenga el sábado a las cuatro. → Pickup game Saturday at four."
"Tengo mejenga con los compañeros de trabajo. → I have a pickup game with work buddies."
Garcar
To scam, deceive, or betray someone in Argentina, doing them dirty and leaving them in an unfair situation. If you got garcado, someone abused your trust and left you dealing with the consequences alone.