Avocado — but as slang, embarrassment.
"Qué palta" means how embarrassing. "Pasar palta" is to go through an embarrassing moment. The literal meaning, avocado, is the standard word in Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia.
Mexico, Spain, and Colombia say "aguacate" for avocado and will not recognize palta at all, let alone the slang.
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