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/Sounds like "soh" (as in "solo") + "breh" (as in "bread") + "MEH" (as in "met") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

The time you spend lingering at the table after a meal, talking, laughing, and letting the food settle without any rush. In Spain, sobremesa is a sacred social ritual that can last hours. Leaving the table the moment you finish eating is almost considered rude.

Examples

The Sunday after-dinner chat lasted until five in the afternoon.

In Spain, sobremesa is sacred, nobody gets up as soon as they finish eating.

Regional synonyms

To have sex. A direct and colloquial term used across several Latin American countries with varying levels of vulgarity depending on context and region.