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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "sah" (as in "salsa") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "loh" (as in "loan")/

Meaning

A snack or appetizer served before a meal or at a social gathering alongside drinks in Venezuela. Pasapalos are essential at any Venezuelan party.

Examples

Bring some pasapalos to the get-together, it can't be just drinks.

Tequeños are the king pasapalo of every Venezuelan party.

Regional synonyms

A person who persistently pursues someone romantically without being welcome and refuses to read the signs. In Chile, the word comes from the jote, an Andean scavenging bird known for circling and hovering. The jote hovers. He circles. He does not take a hint.