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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "AHM" (as in "art") + "breh" (as in "bread")/

Meaning

A broke person who is always borrowing from others and never has money to pay their share. The one who shows up to dinner without a wallet, asks for loans they never repay, and somehow always ends up owing everyone.

Examples

Don't hang around that broke guy, he will always be hitting you up for money.

He showed up to the restaurant without a cent, as usual.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Ecuador
Chiro
Bandera de Chile
Pato

In Peru, to understand or pick up on something. "¿Manyas?" is the classic way to check if the other person is following what you're saying.