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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "moo" (as in "moon") + "YAHR" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

In Peru, to make up or exaggerate a story to convince someone or wriggle out of a situation. Someone who chamulla talks smoothly but it's all lies.

Examples

He made up an excuse to skip work.

Don't spin me a story, tell me what actually happened.

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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "moo" (as in "moon") + "YAHR" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

To make up a convincing but false story to get out of a situation or fool someone in Chile. Someone who "chamulla" talks smoothly while having no clue or outright lying.

Examples

He winged the whole presentation because he hadn't studied at all.

Stop making excuses and admit you were late because you were lazy.

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In Peru, affected by altitude sickness after ascending too fast into the Andes. A sorochado tourist feels dizzy, headachy, and drained from the thin air at high elevation.