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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "loh" (as in "loan") + "MEE" (as in "me") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
A timid, naive, or easily scared person. Someone who gets spooked by anything or believes everything without question. Used between friends as gentle teasing, meaning roughly "do not be such a scaredy-cat" or "stop being so gullible." Tone ranges from affectionate to mildly condescending. Common in Mexico and Guatemala.
“Do not be such a wimp, go ahead and talk to her.”
“She is so gullible, she fell for the joke right away.”
/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "loh" (as in "loan") + "MEE" (as in "me") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
A very skinny person, frail like a feather. Also used for someone timid or naive who gets spooked easily, as if they were as fragile as a little dove.
“That frail thing gets sick from the slightest breeze.”
“Eat more, you've turned into a little twig.”
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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "loh" (as in "loan") + "MEE" (as in "me") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
A timid, naive, or easily scared person. Someone who gets spooked by anything or believes everything without question. Used between friends as gentle teasing, meaning roughly "do not be such a scaredy-cat" or "stop being so gullible." Tone ranges from affectionate to mildly condescending. Common in Mexico and Guatemala.
“Do not be such a wimp, go ahead and talk to her.”
“She is so gullible, she fell for the joke right away.”
/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "loh" (as in "loan") + "MEE" (as in "me") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
A very skinny person, frail like a feather. Also used for someone timid or naive who gets spooked easily, as if they were as fragile as a little dove.
“That frail thing gets sick from the slightest breeze.”
“Eat more, you've turned into a little twig.”
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Resolver
In Cuba, to hustle and figure it out: getting something hard to find through cleverness, connections, or informal means. Resolver is the central verb of Cuban survival, making things appear out of thin air.