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/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "kah" (as in "car") + "teh" (as in "ten") + "lahs" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

A Mexican exclamation of surprise or shock that comes out automatically when something unexpected or intense happens. It leaves you with your mouth open and not knowing what to say.

Examples

Pácatelas! I wasn't expecting that ending.

Pácatelas, look who showed up.

To be intensely in love with someone in Peru, to the point of not being able to think about anything else. It comes from "camote" (sweet potato) and describes that obsessive love that has you trapped and texting at 3 AM.