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Bandera de Colombia

/PRAN-ga-na/

Being flat broke, in extreme poverty, without a single cent. In Ecuador and Colombia, 'prángana' captures that specific feeling of financial rock bottom — not just tight on money, but completely wiped out, especially at the end of the month.

Example

"After the crisis we were completely broke."

"There's no worse broke than end-of-the-month broke."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Hacer demasiado por alguien que no te corresponde sentimentalmente, desvivirse por una persona que ni te pela. Anglicismo de 'simp' adoptado en redes sociales.