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/Sounds like the English word "al tant" + "EH" (as in "egg") + "oh" (as in "oh")/

Meaning

In Mexico, to do something by eyeballing it, estimating roughly without measuring, trusting instinct and experience. Used for everything from seasoning food to cutting wood.

Examples

I added the salt by feel and it came out perfectly.

He cut the wood by eye and it still came out perfectly straight.

Regional synonyms

A person who says or does absurd, nonsensical things as if they were under the influence of something. Also used literally for someone who's actually smoked weed.