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/Sounds like "kahn" (as in "car") + "GREE" (as in "greet") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/

Meaning

In Puerto Rico, a powerful woman with style and presence who commands respect. The feminine form of "cangri," popularized by reggaeton to describe a woman who runs things and answers to nobody.

Examples

The boss lady walked in and the party stopped.

That girl is a queen, she moves and dresses different from everyone else.

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Regional synonyms

A complicated, tangled problem that you don't know how to approach or where to even begin unraveling. In Colombia chicharrón is also the crispy fried pork skin, but the everyday chicharrón is a mess of a whole different kind.