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/Sounds like "chahn" (as in "chat") + "gah" (as in "garden") + "RREE" + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

A small informal business in Mexico, anything from a taco stand on the corner to a tiny sidewalk shop. In Mexico, "changarrito" is the starting point for countless entrepreneurs who build something from scratch in their neighborhood.

Examples

Puso su changarrito de tacos y le está yendo bien.

He set up his little taco stand and business is going well.

Los changarritos son la base de la economía de muchos barrios.

These small informal businesses are the backbone of many neighborhoods' economies.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Bolivia
Bisne

To be in a terrible situation or feeling absolutely awful. In Mexico, this phrase covers physical misery like being sick, emotional rock-bottom, or just having the worst day imaginable with no energy left to fix anything.