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/Sounds like "SWEH" (as in "sweat") + "tehr" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

A knit garment for keeping warm when temperatures drop. In Mexico and Colombia, the suéter is that piece your mom forces you to bring 'just in case' even when it's ninety degrees outside.

Examples

Put on a suéter, it's freezing.

My girlfriend gave me this suéter as a gift.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Bolivia
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de Perú
Chompa
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de Bolivia
Chompa

In Colombia, a naive or clueless person, especially someone from a rural background who does not know the codes and dynamics of city life. The word references the historical Chibcha people and can be used mockingly or just descriptively depending on context and tone.