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A very common informal term used throughout Ecuador to refer to a house or place of residence. It is the standard slang for home when speaking with friends or relatives.
Hey, are we heading to your caleta to watch the movie or would you rather stay here?
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A colloquial expression used to describe someone who is wealthy or currently carrying a lot of cash. While its use has declined, it still refers to someone who is flush with money (In Colombia, the term originally refers to a secret stash or hiding place).
Buy me lunch, I know you got your bonus and you are totally caleta!
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A popular slang term for a person's house or home, used to refer to one's own place or someone else's in casual conversation.
Hey, are we meeting at your caleta tomorrow to finish the school project?
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Something done on the down-low, stealthily, or very discreetly to avoid being noticed.
If you are going to cheat on the exam, you have to do it real caleta.
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A selfish person who refuses to share anything with others (derived from the word for a hiding place, referring to someone who keeps things stashed away to avoid sharing).
You are such a Caleta, dude. With Caleta friends like you, who needs anyone else?
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Used to describe someone who is very sharp, shrewd, or street-smart. It refers to a person with great mental agility who is always alert and very difficult to fool.
Your brother is such a caleta guy: he figured out the trick before I even finished explaining it to him.
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