Bolivian Spanish word
el Tío
Meaning: el Tío (a figure honored underground)
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Greeting at any hour and saying your nameLesson 1, level A0
Start lesson 1How it is used in Bolivia
A figure some miners honor inside the mine. This situation only ever has you ask about the custom, the app makes no claim about what it means; you let a former miner like Don Efraín tell it, with respect.
A figure the miners keep in the tunnels, where offerings like coca and cigarettes are left, a custom of inside the mine. The app names it ONLY as an observed custom you can ask about; it makes no claim whatsoever about belief.
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