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/Sounds like "pohr" (as in "port") + "tehn" (as in "ten") + "TOH" (as in "toll") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

Extraordinary, awe-inspiring, well beyond what was expected. A formal Spanish word that in Mexico and Guatemala also slips into everyday conversation to describe something that genuinely surpasses expectations in scale, quality, or impact.

Examples

That building is a truly extraordinary piece of modern architecture.

He pulled off something remarkable with a minimal budget and a tiny team.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de España
Bandera de México
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Puerto Rico
Bandera de Venezuela
Brutal
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de México
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Venezuela
Mortal

In the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, cheap beat-up shoes or flip-flops you throw on to run quick errands without caring how you look. The kind of footwear you grab when you just need to make it to the corner store and back.