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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Soda | A small, casual local restaurant |
| Casado | Plate of rice, beans, salad, plantain and a main |
| Gallo pinto | Stir-fried rice and beans |
| Refresco natural | Fresh fruit drink |
| Café chorreado | Coffee filtered through a cloth strainer |
| Pico de gallo | Fresh chopped tomato, onion and cilantro salsa |
| Natilla | Costa Rican sour cream, a common table topping |
| Tostones / patacones | Twice-fried green plantain |
| Pipa | Fresh coconut drunk with a straw |
| Típico | Traditional or typical (of a dish or place) |
| Pura vida | The all-purpose Costa Rican greeting and expression of “all good” |