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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "SAHR" (as in "salsa") + "seh" (as in "set") + "POHR" (as in "port") + "AHL" (as in "art") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

To overlook or ignore something, whether by accident or on purpose. When you skip an important detail, miss an instruction, or consciously choose not to address something uncomfortable, you "pass over it." Used widely across Spain, Mexico, and Argentina.

Examples

He skipped right over the instructions and put the whole thing together wrong.

Don't ignore that detail, it's crucial to the project.

Regional synonyms

Something extraordinary, incredible, or completely off the charts in the best possible way. In Chile, descueve is the ultimate superlative for cool, when something's el descueve, there's simply nothing better.