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/Sounds like "pool" (as in "pool") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "REE" (as in "reed") + "ah" (as in "art")/
A neighborhood shop or general store in Costa Rica and Venezuela where you buy essentials and catch up on gossip. It's a lifelong community meeting point, more than a business, it's a social institution.
“I'm going to the pulpería for milk.”
“The corner pulpería sells everything.”
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A neighborhood shop or general store in Costa Rica and Venezuela where you buy essentials and catch up on gossip. It's a lifelong community meeting point, more than a business, it's a social institution.
“I'm going to the pulpería for milk.”
“The corner pulpería sells everything.”
Aguzado
In Chicano barrio slang (US), a sharp command telling someone to stay alert and react fast to what's coming. Shouted as a warning to snap out of it immediately.