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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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Obsessively checking someone's social media profiles, whether it's a crush, an ex, or someone you're curious about. An anglicism from 'stalk' that's completely normalized among young people.