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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "EHR" (as in "egg") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "GRAH" (as in "grant") + "syah"/

Meaning

To immediately win someone's favor or affection, to charm them from the very first impression. In Spain and Latin America, when someone "cae en gracia," they clicked with the group or person right away, earning instant warmth and goodwill.

Examples

The new coworker won me over from day one.

Not everyone warms up to him right away, but I did.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Uruguay
Pegar onda

A compliment tossed at someone in public, usually about their looks. In Spanish-speaking cultures, piropos range from poetic verses to blunt flattery. How welcome they are depends entirely on context and tone: street piropos are increasingly seen as unwanted in big cities.