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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "cheem" (as in "cheek") + "BYAHR"/

Meaning

A Honduran and Salvadoran verb meaning to hit, beat, or give someone a beating in a fight. "Lo cachimbearon" means they hit him hard, they jumped him. Used in contexts of street fights, neighborhood brawls, or even figuratively for a strong scolding. It's a raw but common word that any Honduran or Salvadoran adult instantly understands.

Examples

They beat him up bad at the park.

They're going to beat you up.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Nicaragua
Verguear
Bandera de México
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de El Salvador
Sonar

Something cheap, fake, low quality, or unreliable in Argentina and Uruguay. If something's berreta, you can tell from a mile away it's poorly made, improvised, or done with zero care.