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Bandera de Argentina

/Sounds like "pohr" + "TEH" (as in "ten" without "n") + "nyoh" (as in "canyon")/

A person from Buenos Aires, Argentina, with their unmistakable accent and confident attitude. Porteños are known for their love of mate, tango, and their firm belief that Buenos Aires is the center of the universe.

Example

"Porteños have a very distinctive way of speaking."

"You can always spot a porteño abroad, the accent gives them away."

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Ají

Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Bolivia
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Chile o pimiento picante en Sudamérica. Lo que en México llaman chile y en España pimiento, la especia que le da vida y sabor a toda la cocina latina.