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Pava
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "bah" (as in "bar")/
A metal kettle with a long spout used for heating water in Argentina and Uruguay, especially sacred for brewing mate. No home in the region is complete without one sitting on the stove.
“Put the kettle on, we're having some mates.”
“I forgot the kettle on the stove and it burned.”
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Pava
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "bah" (as in "bar")/
A metal kettle with a long spout used for heating water in Argentina and Uruguay, especially sacred for brewing mate. No home in the region is complete without one sitting on the stove.
“Put the kettle on, we're having some mates.”
“I forgot the kettle on the stove and it burned.”
Estar con el agua al cuello
To be in an extremely difficult and urgent situation, on the verge of being overwhelmed by accumulated problems, debts, or pressures. The image of someone who can barely keep their head above water.