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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

An ice pop on a wooden stick, the most refreshing street treat you can buy in Mexico. From fruity to creamy to spicy, paletas come in endless flavors.

Examples

Buy me a mango popsicle.

The strawberry paletas from that shop are amazing.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Chupetín

/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A hard candy on a stick in various flavors and colors in Mexico, Spain, and Colombia. What Argentina calls chupetín and Chile calls chupete, every country has a different name for the same happiness.

Examples

Can you buy me a cherry paleta?

The paletas at the store cost one peso.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Chupetín

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In Colombia, to shamelessly overcharge someone or completely drain their wallet. Getting despelucado means walking away with less money than you should have paid, and knowing there was nothing you could do about it.