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Shell at Shovel and Crunch's avatar

Such inventive and creative slang, Nico! Thanks for sharing! ❤️

Sonia's avatar

My husband from Lima always calls me causa… now I know I am literally mashed potato!

Nico Vera's avatar

Great example of causa!

Susy Slais's avatar

As a Limeña, I loved this! But I must be showing my age because when I read "no seas palta," my first thought was, "Wait... what happened to ¡Me paltée!?" 😂🥑 That's the expression I grew up with!

Nico Vera's avatar

Gracias! It was fun to dive into this. While some expressions make sense, like chau and chaufa, others are more mysterious, like piña or cau cau 😀