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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "KWEH" (as in "quest") + "kah" (as in "car")/

Meaning

That distinct foot stench that hits the whole room the moment someone takes their shoes off. In Colombia and Venezuela, pecueca is the go-to word for this particular offense, and calling it out is basically a public service. No sugar-coating: if someone has pecueca, everybody knows.

Examples

¡Lávese esos pies, que esa pecueca no se aguanta ni de lejos!

Wash those feet, that foot funk is unbearable even from a distance!

No se quite los zapatos en el carro que nos mata la pecueca a todos.

Don't take your shoes off in the car, that stench will finish us all.

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Regional synonyms

In Mexico, a show-off who flaunts wealth or status they may not actually have, just to impress people. The pantallero buys the latest phone while behind on rent, talks endlessly about a trip they barely took, and is all image with zero substance.