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Bandera de Venezuela

/Sounds like 'PA-nas'/

In Venezuela, close friends — your inner circle of trusted people who have your back through everything. Panas are the people you call first when something big happens.

Example

"I'm going out with my friends tonight — just us, keeping it low-key."

"My best friends are the people I trust most in the world."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Persona extremadamente tacaña, nivel superior de 'codo'. En México el 'codo de pollo' es tan tacaño que reutiliza hasta lo desechable y jamás invita nada.