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/Sounds like "TAH" (as in "tar") + "choh" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

In Argentina, a large container or trash bin. It could be an industrial bucket, a paint can, or the garbage bin on the sidewalk. Basically any big, round container you toss stuff into.

Examples

Throw that in the tacho in the kitchen.

Someone knocked over the trash tacho on the corner and everything spilled out.

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/Sounds like "TAH" (as in "tar") + "choh" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

A taxi in Uruguay, the reliable way to get around when the bus isn't coming or time is short. In Argentina, 'tacho' sometimes means trash can, but in Uruguay it's unambiguously a cab. You always want a tacho when it's late and you're done waiting.

Examples

Call a taxi, it's already late.

Should we take a cab or wait for the bus?

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A large plastic bucket with a handle, the all-purpose container in Mexican households. Used for carrying water, mixing cement, mopping floors, washing the car, bathing the dog, or basically whatever needs a container large enough to hold it.