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/Sounds like "tah" (as in "tar") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "oh" (as in "oh")/
Someone in the closet, hiding their sexual orientation and living a double life in the Caribbean. Tapao literally means 'covered' and captures that secret-keeping weight. In the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, it often refers specifically to a gay man who isn't out.
“Everyone knows he's in the closet except himself.”
“He came out after years of hiding.”
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/Sounds like "tah" (as in "tar") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "oh" (as in "oh")/
Someone in the closet, hiding their sexual orientation and living a double life in the Caribbean. Tapao literally means 'covered' and captures that secret-keeping weight. In the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, it often refers specifically to a gay man who isn't out.
“Everyone knows he's in the closet except himself.”
“He came out after years of hiding.”
Abombado
Spoiled, decomposed food that has gone bad and cannot be saved. In Ecuador and Peru, abombado is the word for that moment you open the fridge and something clearly turned: the smell hits you first, then the texture confirms it. Do not eat it.