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Belonging to the Río de la Plata cultural region shared between Argentina and Uruguay. The Rioplatense variety of Spanish stands out for its voseo, unique intonation, and lunfardo slang — the most studied informal dialect in the Spanish-speaking world.

Example

"Lunfardo has been part of Rioplatense speech for more than a hundred years."

"She has a Rioplatense accent even though she lives in Madrid."

Regional synonyms:

Resaca o malestar del día después de beber demasiado alcohol. En Chile y España es esa sensación horrible de dolor de cabeza y náuseas que te hace jurar que nunca vas a volver a tomar.