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Dictionary

Campo: Something like rural, countryside. 

Charla: A presentation. 


Chuchi: Fancy, showy. 

Departmento: It's basically equal to a state. 

Guapo: Hardworking.

Guarani: The native, indigenous, official language of Paraguay or it may refer to the indigenous peoples as well. The language is also spoken in Bolivia, Argentina, and Brazil.

Jopara: A Guarani word meaning mix, but the majority of time it refers to the mixing of Spanish and Guarani. 50% of the country speaks Jopora.

Lindo: Pretty, good looking. Lindo is a really important concept here and is people even sweep the dirt to make it lindo.

Machuca: My last name!

PCV: Peace Corps Volunteer.

Sombra: Shade.

Tereré: Cold loose-leaf tea beverage made with yerba leaves and drunken from a guampa with a bombilla. It is the cold version off maté. Check out the wiki page here

Tranquilo: Relaxed, calm, lacking danger.

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