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Pavo
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "boh" (as in "boat")/
Meaning
One euro in Spain, the most common slang for the European currency without sounding all formal. Nobody says 'it costs twenty euros' when they can say 'it costs twenty pavos' with way more flavor.
Examples
“Give me five pavos for the taxi.”
“Dinner cost me 20 pavos, a steal for what it usually costs.”
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Pavo
/Sounds like "PAH" (as in "park") + "boh" (as in "boat")/
Meaning
One euro in Spain, the most common slang for the European currency without sounding all formal. Nobody says 'it costs twenty euros' when they can say 'it costs twenty pavos' with way more flavor.
Examples
“Give me five pavos for the taxi.”
“Dinner cost me 20 pavos, a steal for what it usually costs.”
Regional synonyms
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En mi salsa
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To be in your element, doing what you do best and thoroughly enjoying it. When you are en tu salsa, everything flows naturally and effortlessly. Used across Spain and Latin America as the go-to phrase for someone who is completely in their zone.