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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOHN" (as in "loan")/
In Venezuela, raw unrefined cane sugar in block form, used to sweeten drinks and food. Papelón is a kitchen staple and the key ingredient in the traditional papelón con limón drink.
“Make me a papelón con limón, nice and cold for this heat.”
“Buy a papelón at the market to sweeten the oatmeal.”
/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOHN" (as in "loan")/
An embarrassing or ridiculous moment that exposes you in front of everyone. In Argentina, making a 'papelón' is social death, you tripped, said something wrong, or got caught in a lie and now everyone saw it. The cringe lives forever.
“He dropped the entire tray at the restaurant, it was a total disaster.”
“I made a complete fool of myself when I talked to the wrong girl thinking she was someone else.”
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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOHN" (as in "loan")/
In Venezuela, raw unrefined cane sugar in block form, used to sweeten drinks and food. Papelón is a kitchen staple and the key ingredient in the traditional papelón con limón drink.
“Make me a papelón con limón, nice and cold for this heat.”
“Buy a papelón at the market to sweeten the oatmeal.”
/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOHN" (as in "loan")/
An embarrassing or ridiculous moment that exposes you in front of everyone. In Argentina, making a 'papelón' is social death, you tripped, said something wrong, or got caught in a lie and now everyone saw it. The cringe lives forever.
“He dropped the entire tray at the restaurant, it was a total disaster.”
“I made a complete fool of myself when I talked to the wrong girl thinking she was someone else.”
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Rosca floja
An Argentine expression meaning someone has a loose screw, is a bit nuts, or does not reason clearly. It is more humorous than harsh: you are not calling someone dangerous, just saying they are not quite all there.