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Bandera de Perú

/Sounds like "pahl" + "teh" (as in "ten" without "n") + "AHR"/

To feel embarrassed, to get flustered, to turn red from shame over something cringeworthy you did or witnessed. In Peru, paltear is the standard way to express that something mortifies you.

Example

"I palteé so hard when I said the wrong name in front of her."

"Don't paltear me by telling that story, please."

"He palteó horribly when they caught him lying."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Andar de malas

Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de México

Estar de mal humor o tener mala suerte en México, cuando todo te sale al revés sin explicación. Parece que el universo conspira en tu contra sin tregua alguna y nada te sale como lo planeaste.