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Rabo
/Sounds like "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "boh" (as in "boat")/
Tail, bottom, or rear end. In Caribbean slang it can be quite explicit depending on context, but in standard use it simply refers to the back end of a person or animal.
“Comentó algo sobre el rabo de alguien y se armó el escándalo.”
“He said something about someone's backside and a full scandal broke out.”
“En el Caribe ese término va mucho más allá de lo que uno esperaría.”
“In the Caribbean that word goes a lot further than you would expect.”
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Rabo
/Sounds like "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "boh" (as in "boat")/
Tail, bottom, or rear end. In Caribbean slang it can be quite explicit depending on context, but in standard use it simply refers to the back end of a person or animal.
“Comentó algo sobre el rabo de alguien y se armó el escándalo.”
“He said something about someone's backside and a full scandal broke out.”
“En el Caribe ese término va mucho más allá de lo que uno esperaría.”
“In the Caribbean that word goes a lot further than you would expect.”
Pilas
An Ecuadorian and Colombian expression for "ready," "alert," "awake," or "go on high-alert mode." "Pilas vos" means stay sharp, don't get distracted. Comes from the idea of charged batteries giving energy, applied metaphorically to mental state. Used as a warning, motivation, or just synonym for "be prepared." A daily word in Quito, Guayaquil, and throughout the Colombian highlands too.