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hablar al revés

Also spelled: vesre · revesina

Definition

The syllable-flipping game that produced some of the most Panamanian words there are: mopri from primo, laopé from pelao, and xopá itself from "qué pasó". There is no single fixed name for it; people just call it talking backwards.

Example

Panamanians like to hablar al revés.A los panameños les gusta hablar al revés.

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Where it is used
nationwide
Currency
in use today

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See also

mopriñorrolaopé¡Qué xopá!

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