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/Sounds like "poh" (as in "port") + "CHOH" (as in "chose") + "klohs" (as in "close")/
Popcorn in Argentina and Uruguay. No movie trip is complete without pochoclos, and the eternal debate over sweet versus salty never has a clear winner, though sweet actually outsells salty there, which surprises most visitors from countries where butter and salt are the default.
“¿Compramos pochoclos dulces o salados para la peli?”
“Should we get sweet or salty pochoclos for the movie?”
“Me comí todos los pochoclos antes de que empezara la película y tuve que comprar más.”
“I ate all the popcorn before the movie started and had to buy another bag.”
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/Sounds like "poh" (as in "port") + "CHOH" (as in "chose") + "klohs" (as in "close")/
Popcorn in Argentina and Uruguay. No movie trip is complete without pochoclos, and the eternal debate over sweet versus salty never has a clear winner, though sweet actually outsells salty there, which surprises most visitors from countries where butter and salt are the default.
“¿Compramos pochoclos dulces o salados para la peli?”
“Should we get sweet or salty pochoclos for the movie?”
“Me comí todos los pochoclos antes de que empezara la película y tuve que comprar más.”
“I ate all the popcorn before the movie started and had to buy another bag.”
Cholito
An affectionate term for someone of indigenous or humble Andean origin, used in Bolivia and Peru. Between lifelong friends from the same community it carries real warmth, but the same word can feel loaded with class and race dynamics when said by an outsider. Tone and relationship change everything.