suegra

/ˈsweɡɾa/ · B2 · noun · f

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🍞 suegra = mother-in-law; the crusty bread heel is the tough 'old' end

Suegra literally means mother-in-law. Its slang sense, the heel or butt of a loaf, likely comes from that end being hard and tough, like a stern in-law. The coin sense (one colón) is a separate Salvadoran colloquial use.

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