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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "reh" (as in "red") + "REH" (as in "red")/

Meaning

In Paraguay, a cold herb drink, basically the iced version of mate. Sipped through a metal straw from a shared container, tereré is a deeply social ritual and a daily staple during the scorching Paraguayan summer.

Examples

En pleno verano paraguayo, el tereré reemplaza cualquier otra bebida.

In the Paraguayan summer, nothing beats a cold tereré.

Pasaron la tarde bajo la sombra compartiendo tereré.

They spent the afternoon in the shade passing tereré around.

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Regional synonyms

Someone from a privileged background who has never had to struggle, and it shows. In Mexico, cachetón carries a tone of light envy: this person has the latest car, new clothes, and a face that has never worried about a paycheck. Not necessarily flashy, but the comfort is obvious.