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/Sounds like "poh" (as in "port") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "rohn" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A hooded sweatshirt in Chile, the favorite winter garment that's basically a wearable blanket. The polerón is the Chilean uniform from May through September.

Examples

It's cold, I'm putting on my hoodie.

That hoodie looks really cozy.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de España
Bandera de México
Sudadera
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Bandera de Chile
Buzo

An old, beat-up car that should have been scrapped years ago but somehow keeps running. In Mexico, you call a car a "carcocha" when it is falling apart, makes weird noises, leaks oil, and has more years on it than its owner, but still gets the job done.