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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "LAHN" (as in "lava")/
An assistant or apprentice who handles the grunt work and heavy lifting on a job. In Mexico and Guatemala, the chalán carries materials, cleans up, and follows orders while learning a trade, from construction sites to restaurant kitchens. Not glamorous, but totally essential.
“Send the helper to pick up the materials, we'll keep working here.”
“He started out hauling concrete blocks and now runs his own business.”
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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "LAHN" (as in "lava")/
An assistant or apprentice who handles the grunt work and heavy lifting on a job. In Mexico and Guatemala, the chalán carries materials, cleans up, and follows orders while learning a trade, from construction sites to restaurant kitchens. Not glamorous, but totally essential.
“Send the helper to pick up the materials, we'll keep working here.”
“He started out hauling concrete blocks and now runs his own business.”
Frutero
Someone who talks confidently about things they don't actually know, making stuff up with total certainty. In Argentina, nobody believes a frutero because they're always exaggerating or lying.