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Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela
Bandera de Ecuador

/Sounds like 'po-NER-se BRA-bo'/

In Latin America, to get intensely angry — to lose patience and react with force and emotion. When someone se pone bravo, everyone around them knows to take it seriously.

Example

"He got furious when he found out someone had touched his stuff."

"She gets angry really fast when things don't go her way."

Regional synonyms:

Jugo de caña de azúcar fresco o ligeramente fermentado, típico de las zonas tropicales de Venezuela, Colombia y Ecuador. Se vende en puestos callejeros donde prensan la caña frente a ti y te lo sirven con hielo.