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/Sounds like "chahn" (as in "chat") + "KLEH" (as in "clerk") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A beach sandal or flip-flop you wear around the house or to the corner store. It's the most casual footwear possible, the shoe equivalent of 'I don't care.'

Examples

I went to the store in flip-flops and pajamas.

Don't wear flip-flops to the party, come on.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de Nicaragua
Bandera de Panamá
Ojotas
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Nicaragua
Caite

An expression of resignation when something didn't go your way and there's absolutely nothing left to do about it. It's accepting defeat with the dignity and stoicism that characterizes Mexicans and Central Americans.