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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOO" (as in "loop") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/
In Argentina, the envy or resentment someone feels towards another person for something they have or achieved. This 'pelusa' eats away at you inside, and is rarely admitted.
“They're pelusa that I got promoted and they didn't.”
“Don't be pelusa, be happy when others do well.”
/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOO" (as in "loop") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/
A street kid or marginalized child in Chile, historically the scruffy, mischievous boy from the neighborhood who roams around all day. Can also describe any cheeky, wandering kid from the barrio.
“As a pelusa he was always barefoot playing in the street.”
“Those pelusas spend all day at the plaza causing trouble.”
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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOO" (as in "loop") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/
In Argentina, the envy or resentment someone feels towards another person for something they have or achieved. This 'pelusa' eats away at you inside, and is rarely admitted.
“They're pelusa that I got promoted and they didn't.”
“Don't be pelusa, be happy when others do well.”
/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOO" (as in "loop") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/
A street kid or marginalized child in Chile, historically the scruffy, mischievous boy from the neighborhood who roams around all day. Can also describe any cheeky, wandering kid from the barrio.
“As a pelusa he was always barefoot playing in the street.”
“Those pelusas spend all day at the plaza causing trouble.”
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Joya
A gem of a person: reliable, kind-hearted, and genuinely wonderful. In Mexico and Central America, calling someone a joya is one of the highest compliments you can give. The comparison to a jewel is not accidental, it implies real value, not just surface charm.