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/Sounds like "pohr" (as in "port") + "teh" (as in "ten") + "REE" (as in "reed") + "ah" (as in "art")/

Meaning

The goal or goalmouth in soccer, the structure the goalkeeper defends and that strikers aim for. Used across Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela, it is the sacred space that defines the whole game: every attack leads here, and every defender's job is to keep it untouched.

Examples

He shot straight at the goal and the keeper deflected it at the last second.

The goal was left completely unguarded and the striker made no mistake.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Uruguay
Arco

In classic Argentine lunfardo, a woman who works as a street prostitute. The word is closely tied to tango culture and the popular poetry of the Rio de la Plata in the 20th century, where the yira became an enduring literary figure: solitary, walking the night, waiting for someone to stop.