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In Spain, a country bumpkin or someone with rough, uncultured manners who seems completely out of their depth in urban life. Similar to "paleto" but slightly more dismissive and pointed. The word's origin is mathematical (cateto means leg of a right triangle) but its everyday use has nothing to do with geometry.
“He stood there staring at the skyscraper with his mouth open, what a rube.”
“Don't be so uncouth; close your mouth when you chew.”
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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "TEH" (as in "ten") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
In Spain, a country bumpkin or someone with rough, uncultured manners who seems completely out of their depth in urban life. Similar to "paleto" but slightly more dismissive and pointed. The word's origin is mathematical (cateto means leg of a right triangle) but its everyday use has nothing to do with geometry.
“He stood there staring at the skyscraper with his mouth open, what a rube.”
“Don't be so uncouth; close your mouth when you chew.”
Tener mano izquierda
To have tact and diplomacy when handling sensitive situations without offending anyone. Someone with "mano izquierda" (literally "left hand") knows how to navigate tricky conversations and walk away without burning any bridges.