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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "RAHR" (as in "rapper") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "OH" (as in "oh") + "yah" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

In Argentina, to scrape together enough money to cover basic expenses and put food on the table. Making ends meet through work, odd jobs, or hustle - whatever it takes to feed the family.

Examples

With two jobs he barely paras la olla this month.

He does construction side gigs to parar la olla at home.

Regional synonyms

Something difficult, complicated, risky, or that got tense in Argentina and Uruguay. When a situation gets peluda, there's no easy way out, and you'd better prepare because something tricky is coming.