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/Sounds like "SOOS" (as in "soup") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
In Latin American folk medicine, an illness caused by a sudden intense fright that separates the soul from the body. It's treated with traditional rituals and herbal remedies, especially in indigenous communities.
“The healer says the kid is sick from fright.”
“After that scare, she hasn't been the same, they say it's susto.”
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/Sounds like "SOOS" (as in "soup") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
In Latin American folk medicine, an illness caused by a sudden intense fright that separates the soul from the body. It's treated with traditional rituals and herbal remedies, especially in indigenous communities.
“The healer says the kid is sick from fright.”
“After that scare, she hasn't been the same, they say it's susto.”
Tener mala pata
To have persistent, chronic bad luck, as if the universe has something personal against you. The person with mala pata always shows up at the wrong place at the worst possible moment.