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/Sounds like "MEE" (as in "me") + "reh" (as in "red") + "AHL" (as in "art")/

Meaning

A true friend, a genuine person who's with you through thick and thin without pretending in Mexico. It's that loyal, real friend who never lets you down when you need them most.

Examples

She's with me through good times and bad, she's mi real.

Jorge is my true friend, mi real for life.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Cuatache

To calm down a tense situation before it escalates further. The phrase comes from the literal use of cold damp cloths to bring down a fever, and in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay it applies to any conflict at work, in the family, or among friends where someone steps in to lower the temperature.