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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "leh" (as in "let") + "OHN" (as in "oh")/

Meaning

Cheap, low-quality wine, usually bulk or boxed, that nobody brags about drinking but that shows up at every party where the budget is tight. In Spain, peleón is the no-frills house wine with no pretensions and no apologies.

Examples

They bought a box of peleón for the party because the budget did not stretch further.

With this peleón it is hard to get through the night, but it is what it is.

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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "leh" (as in "let") + "OHN" (as in "oh")/

Meaning

In Spain, cheap and low-quality wine that's just good enough, but no one brags about drinking it. It also describes someone who looks for a fight over anything.

Examples

They bought a box of cheap wine for the party because it was inexpensive.

Don't invite him, he's a troublemaker who picks a fight over anything.

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Nicaragua's national drink, made from toasted ground corn mixed with cacao, cinnamon, and sugar, then blended with water or milk. So central to Nicaraguan identity that "pinolero" (pinolillo drinker) became the colloquial word for a Nicaraguan. No grandmother lets a guest leave without a glass.