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/Sounds like "poh" (as in "port") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

A casual short-sleeve t-shirt in Chile, the most basic item in any Chilean wardrobe. It's what you throw on for everything: from going to the mall to working out, and you always have a drawer full of them.

Examples

Buy yourself a new polera, that one's all torn up.

I got a polera from the band I like.

Regional synonyms

To deliberately sink someone's reputation or make them look bad, usually through gossip, rumors, or strategic comments in front of the right people. In Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, bajundir is the slow, calculated work of an enemy: patient, sneaky, and aimed at social or professional damage.