junta de embarre
Also spelled: junta · embarre
Definition
Collective country labor to raise a wattle-and-daub house: neighbors come for a full day to pack the walls with mud and straw, and the owner answers with food, fermented chicha and music. Nobody is paid — you return the day when it is their turn.
Example
My grandfather's house went up in a junta de embarre.La casa de mi abuelo se levantó en una junta de embarre.
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