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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "REH" (as in "red") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
In Spain, someone's face, especially when they look rough from lack of sleep, a hangover, or stress. Having a bad careto means you look like you've been through it.
“What a careto on you - didn't you sleep at all?”
“If someone sees me with this careto I'll die.”
/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "REH" (as in "red") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
A person with a permanent serious, sour expression, the one who never smiles and seems perpetually unimpressed. In Venezuela, careto is the label for the stone-faced individual whose face communicates disapproval even at a party.
“Todo el evento estuvo careto, sin reírse una sola vez.”
“He was stone-faced the whole event, didn't crack a single smile.”
“Don't be so sour-faced, it's a party, not a funeral.”
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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "REH" (as in "red") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
In Spain, someone's face, especially when they look rough from lack of sleep, a hangover, or stress. Having a bad careto means you look like you've been through it.
“What a careto on you - didn't you sleep at all?”
“If someone sees me with this careto I'll die.”
/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "REH" (as in "red") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
A person with a permanent serious, sour expression, the one who never smiles and seems perpetually unimpressed. In Venezuela, careto is the label for the stone-faced individual whose face communicates disapproval even at a party.
“Todo el evento estuvo careto, sin reírse una sola vez.”
“He was stone-faced the whole event, didn't crack a single smile.”
“Don't be so sour-faced, it's a party, not a funeral.”
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Jayán
A tall person, big-bodied, physically imposing in Nicaraguan Spanish. Not an insult or a pure compliment: it's honest description of someone who stands out by size. "Ese jayán" can be the giant cousin, the basketball teammate, or the neighbor who has to duck through every doorway. The word also implies some brute strength, not just height.