Colombiaguaro
noun · Informal · GWAH-roh
Aguardiente — the anise-flavoured sugarcane spirit that is the default Colombian party drink, drunk in small shots straight from the bottle on the table.
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Colombia
Colombian Slang for Food & Drink
5 Colombian slang terms for food & drink, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Informal words for eating, drinking and the state of having done too much of either. Frequently borrowed across borders, and frequently mistranslated.
guayabo
noun · Colloquial · gwah-YAH-boh
A hangover. The single most useful Colombian word for a visitor, because resaca — the word learners are taught — is not what anyone here says.
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mecato
noun · Colloquial · meh-KAH-toh
Snacks — crisps, sweets, biscuits, anything eaten between meals. A mass noun: you buy mecato, not a mecato.
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pola
noun · Informal · POH-lah
A beer. 'Unas polas' is the standard invitation to the pub, and it is the most casual of the available words for beer.
tinto
noun · Colloquial · TEEN-toh
A small black coffee, usually weak, usually pre-sweetened, sold from thermoses by street vendors and offered to every visitor to every office in the country.
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