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/Sounds like 'kan-ta-LEH-ta'/

A long, repetitive scolding that everyone has already memorized — the lecture you could recite by heart before it even starts. When your mom gives you the same cantaleta, you've had it word for word a hundred times.

Example

"My mom gave me her usual speech about my messy room."

"I know the whole lecture by heart — please don't repeat it."

Regional synonyms:

Chica linda o mujer atractiva en Argentina y Chile. Es un diminutivo cariñoso de 'mina' que se usa para hablar de una mujer que te gusta o que llama la atención.