A popular target game found at traditional social clubs and recreational areas that involves tossing metal discs into a wooden cabinet with several holes. The goal is to land the disc in the open mouth of a cast-iron sapo figure, or in other designated slots like the vieja (the old woman), to score points. (Peñas are community spaces centered around food and folk culture).
Tomorrow we are meeting at the club to have a vermouth and play sapo for a while.
A person who habitually snitches or meddles in things that are not their business. It describes someone who is always watching what others are doing in order to spread gossip or report them to the authorities.
Better not say anything in front of that guy because he is a big sapo and will tell the teacher everything immediately. (The word mae used in the source is a common Costa Rican term for guy or dude).
In Ecuador, this describes a shifty, corrupt person or a thief. It also refers to someone who is opportunistic and tries to take advantage of others' hard work to get ahead.
Be careful with that guy because he is a real sapo and will definitely try to take your commission from the deal.
An unscrupulous person who uncovers and exposes the secrets or private business of others, a snitch or busybody.
You sapa! Why did you tell him that I actually went last night? | The worst things in this world are sapos, son. That is why I tell you not to even trust your own shadow.
Used to describe the act of resigningly accepting a very unpleasant, unfair, or humiliating situation. It applies when a person has no choice but to stomach something that causes them great disgust or rejection.
I had to eat the sapo and apologize to the customer even though he had insulted me first, just so I wouldn't lose my job.
A person who cannot keep a secret and goes around telling others: a snitch or a gossip. (Literally toad, used to describe an informant or someone who talks too much.)
That guy is a sapo. You are such a sapo, you told my mom.
Argentina
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Panamá
El Salvador
Venezuela
Perú