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/Sounds like "OHN" (as in "oh") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

An afternoon tea in Chile with bread, dulce de leche, ham, and cheese. Chilean once is an immovable tradition, practically a second dinner disguised as a snack that nobody skips.

Examples

Come have once at my house.

Once in Chile is sacred, nobody misses it.

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Regional synonyms

Someone in their thirties, typically said with a mix of humor and mild existential crisis. In Spanish-speaking countries treintañero captures that specific life stage where you're not exactly young anymore but definitely not old, and everyone around you is getting married or going through a phase.