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/Sounds like "AH" (as in "art") + "KAHN" (as in "car") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "rohs" (as in "row")/

Meaning

An expression for raining brutally hard, as if buckets were being dumped from the sky. It's the Latin equivalent of 'raining cats and dogs,' and when it actually rains a cántaros, no umbrella in the world is enough to keep you dry. You just give up and accept that you're soaked.

Examples

Don't go out, it's raining buckets.

I arrived drenched because it suddenly poured rain.

Regional synonyms

A scam, hustle, or rip-off where someone tries to cheat you out of money or take advantage dishonestly. When someone says 'pura tranza' they're warning you it's all fraud.