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/Sounds like "reh" (as in "red") + "kah" (as in "car") + "lehn" (as in "let") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

In Mexico, the leftover party food that gets reheated and shared the day after a celebration like a posada or baptism. The recalentado is a beloved tradition and often tastes even better than the party itself.

Examples

Let's drop by the recalentado tomorrow, there was plenty of mole and tamales left.

The recalentado from the baptism was almost better than the party.

Regional synonyms

To eat with a lot of appetite and not much table manners, basically to chow down or stuff your face. While "tragar" literally means "to swallow," in everyday slang across Latin America and Spain it means eating fast and enthusiastically because hunger is in charge.