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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "kah" (as in "car")/

Meaning

A lie, a made-up story, or a fake tale created to deceive or impress. In Central America, 'casaca' is what someone who doesn't deserve your trust says.

Examples

Don't come at me with casacas, I know the truth.

Everything he said was pure casaca, none of that happened to him.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Nicaragua
Bandera de Costa Rica
Bandera de Panamá
Paja

A uniformed police officer in Chile, a member of the Carabineros de Chile, the country's official national police force. When carabineros arrive, things get serious.