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Bandera de Nicaragua

/Sounds like "pee-noh-LEE-yoh"/

Nicaragua's national drink made from toasted ground corn mixed with cacao, cinnamon, and sugar, blended with water or milk. It's so identity-defining that "pinolero" (pinolillo drinker) is the colloquial name for Nicaraguans themselves. Served cold in the heat, hot in the cold, and no Nica grandma lets a guest leave without trying it.

Example

"Dame un vaso de pinolillo bien frío. → Give me a glass of ice-cold pinolillo."

"Mi abuela hace el mejor pinolillo. → My grandma makes the best pinolillo."

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Regional synonyms:

Weed, marijuana, cannabis for smoking in Mexico. It's the most widespread slang term for marijuana in casual conversation, from the streets to rap songs and corridos.