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Bandera de Venezuela

/Sounds like "MOH" (as in "mocha") + "noh" (as in "no")/

Pajamas or sleepwear in Venezuela. When your Venezuelan mom tells you to put on your mono, it's bedtime and there's no negotiating.

Example

"Put on your pajamas, it's time for bed."

"I spent the whole Sunday in my PJs watching movies."

Regional synonyms:
Bandera de Colombia
Mono
Bandera de España
Mono
Bandera de España
Chulo
Bandera de España

/Sounds like "MOH" (as in "mocha") + "noh" (as in "no")/

Cute, pretty, or adorable in Spain — something that gives you warm fuzzy feelings. When a Spaniard says something is mono, they're melting over how charming it is.

Example

"That puppy is so cute, I want to adopt it."

"What a cute dress, where did you get it?"

Word family
Regional synonyms:
Bandera de Venezuela
Mono
Bandera de Colombia
Mono
Bandera de Colombia

/Sounds like "MOH" (as in "mocha") + "noh" (as in "no")/

A blonde or fair-skinned person in Colombia — purely descriptive with zero negative connotation. It's the Colombian way of describing someone with light hair, light eyes, or lighter skin than average.

Example

"That mono is new in the neighborhood."

"Did you see the mono who walked in? Looks gringo but talks like a paisa."

Word family
Regional synonyms:
Bandera de Venezuela
Mono
Bandera de España
Mono

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Aguafiestas

Bandera de México
Bandera de Colombia
+5

Persona que arruina la diversión, que corta el ambiente con su actitud negativa o sus quejas. Nadie quiere al aguafiestas en la fiesta porque mata el mood.