Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "RREH" + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

In Costa Rica, a long, boring, and pointless story or explanation that nobody asked for. The carreto is the tedious lecture from a boss on a Friday afternoon, the neighbor's unsolicited life story, or any conversation that takes an hour to say something that needed five minutes.

Examples

He hit me with a one-hour lecture about a problem that could have been solved in five minutes.

Skip the long story and just tell me directly what you need.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Rollo

In Argentina, to hype someone up or keep pushing them until they get excited enough to do something. The person who manijea plants ideas and builds up expectations until you are sold on a plan.