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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "NEE" (as in "knee") + "kahs" (as in "car")/

Meaning

Small colorful glass balls used in a classic childhood game where players flick them to knock opponents' marbles out of a circle. Playing canicas is a generational tradition across Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela, the kind of game you learned from an older kid in the schoolyard and passed down yourself.

Examples

When I was little I spent hours playing marbles in the schoolyard.

I still have a whole box of colorful marbles stored away at home.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Bolitas

An internet troll: someone who jumps into forums, comment sections, or group chats just to provoke, annoy, and cause drama. They are not looking for a real debate. They want the reaction, the chaos, the meltdown. Used the same way across all Spanish-speaking countries.