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/Sounds like "kahn" (as in "car") + "tee" (as in "tea") + "NEH" (as in "net") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A bartender who works the bar and serves drinks at a cantina. The cantinero knows all his regulars and sometimes doubles as the neighborhood's best therapist.

Examples

The cantinero already knows what I drink, I don't even have to order.

I told the cantinero my problems while he poured me another tequila.

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Regional synonyms

In Spain, a breezy phrase for closing a topic and moving on without dwelling on it. Once something is done, settled, or simply over, you say "a otra cosa mariposa" and that is the end of the discussion. Upbeat, definitive, and no-nonsense.