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/Sounds like "POH" (as in "port") + "rroh"/

Meaning

A folk music genre from Colombia's Caribbean coast, joyful, rhythmic, and made for dancing with big brass bands. It's the soundtrack of Colombian coastal celebrations and parties.

Examples

The band started playing porro and everyone got up to dance.

Porro is the soul of Colombia's Caribbean coast.

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/Sounds like "POH" (as in "port") + "rroh"/

Meaning

A hand-rolled marijuana cigarette with paper in Spain and Argentina. It's the most classic, artisanal way of smoking cannabis, requires practice to roll it properly without wasting anything.

Examples

He smoked a joint before the concert.

They were rolling a joint in the park.

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Bandera de Chile
Pito
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Faso

/Sounds like "POH" (as in "port") + "rroh"/

Meaning

A hand-rolled marijuana cigarette, also known as a joint. It's the most universal Spanish word for this type of smoke.

Examples

He rolled a porro and smoked it on the rooftop.

They found a porro in his backpack and all hell broke loose.

Regional synonyms

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A shy, bookish, or socially awkward person who comes across as naive and unworldly. Think the kid who always had their nose in a textbook and never really hung out after school. In Chile and Argentina the word can sting a little or feel almost affectionate depending on who says it and how.