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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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A Mexican expression for someone who's freaked out, disoriented, or mentally somewhere else. The literal idea is being 'pulled out of your wavelength,' as if your brain got disconnected from reality for a moment. It describes anyone reacting weirdly, losing their train of thought, or just acting off.