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/Sounds like "KAH" (as in "car") + "eh" (as in "egg") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "BAYN" (as in "bay") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

To suddenly understand something, for the information to click and make sense. It's the 'aha' moment of Mexican Spanish.

Examples

I just got it now, what you told me yesterday.

Have you got it now or do you still not understand?

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Darse color

In Mexico, to make a rude hand gesture to mock someone or tell them to get lost. "Pintar violín" is the physical equivalent of giving someone the middle finger with a theatrical flair.