CHUMAR
The act of air-drying objects by exposing them to the wind or open air.
You have to leave the washed dishes CHUMANDO so we do not have to dry them ourselves.
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Tag: secar
Definitions tagged secar in the street dictionary.
BoliviaDAR EL SERENO
To be exposed to the night air or evening dew. It refers to leaving laundry outside past sunset, which causes the clothes to become damp and prevents them from drying. (The sereno is the cool, humid air that settles at nightfall).
We have to put away Dieguito's shirt, or else it will DAR EL SERENO and it won't dry.
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¡SECO!
An expression used to urge someone to finish whatever alcohol is left in their glass in a single gulp, similar to bottoms up (literally meaning dry, referring to leaving the glass empty).
¡Seco! You have to finish that vodka.
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MITASMATAS
A drinking phrase used among friends to agree on splitting a glass of alcohol by each downing exactly half of it in a single gulp (singani is a grape brandy that is the national spirit of Bolivia).
MITASMATAS, Rafo. That way we can finish off the singani.
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Tendedero
A clothesline or a setup of ropes and wires found in patios and outdoor areas used for hanging laundry to dry. (In Panama, outdoor air-drying is the standard way to do laundry).
A: 'Juanito! Put the wet clothes on the tendedero!' B: 'Ma, those clothes aren't wet!'
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Panamá