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Bandera de México

/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten" without "n") + "PAH" (as in "papa") + "cheh" (as in "check" without "ck")/

A traditional fermented Mexican drink made from pineapple peel with piloncillo (raw sugar) and cinnamon. It's refreshing, slightly alcoholic, and sold at markets and street stands as the ancestral Mexican beverage it is.

Example

"At the market they sell ice-cold tepache for 10 pesos a glass."

"My grandma makes the best tepache with her mom's recipe."

Regional synonyms:

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Bandera de México

Entender algo, captar la idea o adaptarse a una situación nueva en México. Es la forma coloquial de decir que alguien por fin comprendió de qué se trata y dejó de estar perdido en la conversación.