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Bandera de México

/Sounds like "pee" (as in "peek") + "RAH" (as in "rah") + "tah" (as in "taco")/

Something fake, bootleg, or illegal that's sold as if it were the real deal. Pirated products are everywhere in Latin America — from DVDs to designer knockoffs to unlicensed software.

Example

"Those shoes are knockoffs, I can tell from a mile away."

"I bought the pirated version because the original was too expensive."

Regional synonyms:

Aló

Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Colombia
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Forma de contestar el teléfono en Colombia, Venezuela, Chile y otros países. Es la primera palabra que dices al levantar una llamada desconocida, ese saludo telefónico automático que sale sin pensar.