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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "gah" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

A shameless, bold person in Peru who has no problem asking for outrageous favors or showing up where they're not invited. The pechuga acts with a confidence that borders on audacity, but sometimes it actually works.

Examples

You're such a pechuga, you showed up unannounced and sat down to eat.

He's a total pechuga.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela
Descarado

A fresh aromatic herb essential in Mexican and Latin cooking that has famously divided humanity into two camps: those who love it and put it on absolutely everything, and those who think it tastes like soap and pick it out of every single dish.