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/Sounds like "TRAH" (as in "tract") + "fee" (as in "feet") + "koh" (as in "coat")/

Meaning

Traffic congestion that paralyzes streets and eats up hours of your day. In Latin American megacities like Bogota, Mexico City, or Lima, tráfico is legendary: what looks like 20 minutes on a map can easily become two hours of sitting still.

Examples

The 8 a.m. traffic is unbearable, it takes me twice as long.

I'm going to be late because of traffic, please let them know.

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Regional synonyms

Chilean youth slang born from internet memes meaning to go to sleep. Used in a cute or playful way, borrowed from baby talk. You'd say it to a pet, a child, or jokingly to yourself.