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Tag: atrapado

Definitions tagged atrapado in the street dictionary.

ampay

When you are caught red-handed or busted doing something you wanted to keep secret (originally from children's games like hide and seek, it is now widely used for being caught in a scandal or embarrassing act).

Ampay Rocio! I caught you eating greasy food.

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encañizada

A barrier or trap made of reeds or bamboo placed in lagoons, rivers, or the sea to pen fish so they cannot escape. (The Daule River is a major waterway in coastal Ecuador where these structures are traditionally used).

Luis built an encañizada in the Daule River.

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Atartallao

To be stuck, caught, or pinched. It refers to getting a body part or an object jammed in a tight space like a door or a drawer.

I atartalle my finger in the door.

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