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Add a word/Sounds like "pahr" (as in "park") + "keh" (as in "kept") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
Meaning
To park a vehicle in Colombia, Venezuela, and Central America, what Mexico calls 'estacionar.' It comes from the English 'to park' adapted into Spanish.
Examples
“I parked the car around the corner.”
“You can't park here, it's a no-parking zone.”
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/Sounds like "pahr" (as in "park") + "keh" (as in "kept") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
Meaning
To park a vehicle in Colombia, Venezuela, and Central America, what Mexico calls 'estacionar.' It comes from the English 'to park' adapted into Spanish.
Examples
“I parked the car around the corner.”
“You can't park here, it's a no-parking zone.”
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Bachatear
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To dance bachata, a rhythm from the Dominican Republic characterized by hip movements and short steps in a close partner hold. The verb is used in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Spain, where the genre exploded in popularity from the 1990s onward.