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How to Haggle and Shop in Mexican Markets: Essential Spanish Phrases
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Meaning
A free extra that the market vendor gives you for buying from them in Mexico. It's the Mexican version of a bonus gift, buy a kilo of oranges and get one extra thrown in for free.
Examples
“The vendor gave me an extra mango as a bonus.”
“He always asks for a freebie whenever he buys fruit.”
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/Sounds like "pee" (as in "pea") + "LOHN" (as in "loan")/
Meaning
A free extra that the market vendor gives you for buying from them in Mexico. It's the Mexican version of a bonus gift, buy a kilo of oranges and get one extra thrown in for free.
Examples
“The vendor gave me an extra mango as a bonus.”
“He always asks for a freebie whenever he buys fruit.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
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