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Bandera de Chile

/Sounds like "reh" + "ca" (as in "car") + "ga" (as in "garden") + "do" (as in "doctor")/

An intensifier meaning "really" or "extremely," used in Chile to amplify any adjective to its maximum level. It's like saying "hella" or "crazy" before an adjective in English. Comes from a vulgar root but in everyday Chilean Spanish it's used casually without much shock value, everyone from teenagers to adults throws it around.

Example

"Está recagado de frío afuera, llévate chaqueta. -> It's crazy cold outside, bring a jacket."

"El examen estuvo recagado difícil. -> The exam was insanely hard."

Regional synonyms:

Chica linda o mujer atractiva en Argentina y Chile. Es un diminutivo cariñoso de 'mina' que se usa para hablar de una mujer que te gusta o que llama la atención.