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/Sounds like "pohm" (as in "port") + "BEH" (as in "bed") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A mythological creature from Paraguayan folklore that lives in the forest and watches over nature. The Pombero moves invisibly, whistles eerily at night, and gets blamed when things go wrong in the wild. Parents traditionally warn children about him to keep them from wandering alone into the monte (forest). Rooted in Guarani tradition.

Examples

My grandmother said if you whistled at night the Pombero would show up.

Don't go into the forest alone at night, the Pombero is out there.

Regional synonyms

To reject or get rid of someone firmly and without mercy in Mexico. When you 'manda a volar' someone, you're telling them to get out of your life and you don't plan on missing them.