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/Sounds like "soh" (as in "solo") + "ROH" (as in "row") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Altitude sickness in the Andes, causing dizziness, headaches, and shortness of breath. Everyday word for tourists and locals heading up to high-altitude cities like Quito. Common in Ecuador and Bolivia.
“She got altitude sickness when she arrived in Quito and had to rest all day.”
“Drink coca leaf tea for altitude sickness when you go up the mountain.”
/Sounds like "soh" (as in "solo") + "ROH" (as in "row") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Altitude sickness that hits you in the Peruvian highlands: headaches, nausea, and shortness of breath from the elevation. The classic blow that strikes anyone who goes up to Cusco or Puno without acclimatizing.
“He got altitude sickness the moment we arrived in Cusco.”
“Drink coca leaf tea to help with the altitude.”
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/Sounds like "soh" (as in "solo") + "ROH" (as in "row") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Altitude sickness in the Andes, causing dizziness, headaches, and shortness of breath. Everyday word for tourists and locals heading up to high-altitude cities like Quito. Common in Ecuador and Bolivia.
“She got altitude sickness when she arrived in Quito and had to rest all day.”
“Drink coca leaf tea for altitude sickness when you go up the mountain.”
/Sounds like "soh" (as in "solo") + "ROH" (as in "row") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Altitude sickness that hits you in the Peruvian highlands: headaches, nausea, and shortness of breath from the elevation. The classic blow that strikes anyone who goes up to Cusco or Puno without acclimatizing.
“He got altitude sickness the moment we arrived in Cusco.”
“Drink coca leaf tea to help with the altitude.”
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Washatería
Chicano Spanglish for a self-service laundromat, from the English "washateria." A fixture of barrio life: you wash the week's clothes there and chat while the dryer spins.