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/Sounds like "KAH" (as in "car") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "DOO" (as in "due") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

A shameless, brazen person who does bold things without feeling the slightest embarrassment or remorse. The one with more audacity than sense, who acts like nothing happened and looks you straight in the eye.

Examples

What a cara dura, showed up uninvited and served himself first.

He's such a cara dura, borrows money and never pays back.

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Regional synonyms

To get swept up fast in feelings for someone, to fall hard before the head has had any say in the matter. In Chile and Argentina the embalado makes heart decisions long before logic checks in, which can lead to beautiful things or spectacular crashes.