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/Sounds like "trahn" (as in "tract") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

In Mexico, a nasty cold or flu that wipes you out completely and keeps you bedridden for days. A trancazo does not just make you feel under the weather, it knocks you flat and does not let go for a while.

Examples

I got hit with a brutal flu and could not go to work all week.

He has a terrible cold right now, totally stuffed up and running a fever.

Regional synonyms

/Sounds like "trahn" (as in "tract") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

A hard, heavy hit that really hurts. In Mexico it can also mean a brutal cold or flu that knocks you out, 'me dio un trancazo' means I got hit hard by sickness.

Examples

They gave him a trancazo that left him on the floor.

I got hit with a trancazo of flu and couldn't go to work all week.

Regional synonyms

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Someone from La Paz, Bolivia's capital city, or anything related to La Paz culture and identity. Paceños are known for their resilience, living and breathing at over 3,600 meters above sea level, they've built a city, a culture, and a personality that the altitude shaped.