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/Sounds like "TROHM" (as in "troll") + "poh" (as in "port")/

Meaning

A wooden spinning top with a metal tip that spins when you throw it wrapped in string. It's a classic Latin American toy that requires serious skill to master, real ones can do tricks.

Examples

He can make the spinning top do tricks like a pro.

Spinning tops were the most popular toy when my dad was a kid.

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Regional synonyms

A fresh aromatic herb essential in Mexican and Latin cooking that has famously divided humanity into two camps: those who love it and put it on absolutely everything, and those who think it tastes like soap and pick it out of every single dish.