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/Sounds like "tah" (as in "tar") + "REH" (as in "red") + "ah" (as in "art")/

Meaning

Homework assigned to do at home, the universal nightmare of every Latin American student since elementary school. It's that obligation you procrastinate until the absolute last minute without exception.

Examples

I didn't do the homework and the teacher scolded me.

Can someone send me the tarea? I didn't understand anything.

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Regional synonyms

A cluster of small homes arranged around a shared central courtyard in Mexico, where multiple families live together and everyone knows each other's business. Think El Chavo del 8: neighbors who borrow everything, argue loudly, and somehow always look out for each other. A piece of traditional Mexican urban life that still exists in many city centers.