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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "papa") + "peh" (as in "pet" without "t") + "AHR"/

To eat in a casual, laid-back way in Argentina and Uruguay. It's the informal verb for chowing down without pretension — just you and your food, no judgment.

Example

"Let's go grab some food, I'm hungry."

"He can really put it away, he ate three plates."

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Engrapadora o grapadora en Argentina, el aparato de oficina para unir hojas de papel con grapas metálicas. Es una de esas palabras que demuestran que cada país hispano inventó su propio nombre para lo mismo.