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las onces
🇨🇴 Spanish slang from Colombia
What does “las onces” mean?
afternoon snack (coffee or hot chocolate and bread)
Example
“Vengan a las cinco para las onces.”
Come at five for afternoon snack.
Good to know
A Bogotá habit, whatever the hour; in Medellín it is "el algo".
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
🌮 Food
The textbook way to say it: merienda
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