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/Sounds like "CHAHN" (as in "chat") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
An unreliable person who talks big but never delivers, or someone who fakes being something they are not. In Argentina and Uruguay, calling someone "chanta" is one of the harshest insults because it attacks their credibility and seriousness as a person. A chanta politician promises everything and does nothing. A chanta friend says they will show up and never does. It is all about the gap between what someone says and what they actually do.
“That politician is a total fraud, he never follows through.”
“Don't believe him, he's completely unreliable.”
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/Sounds like "CHAHN" (as in "chat") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
An unreliable person who talks big but never delivers, or someone who fakes being something they are not. In Argentina and Uruguay, calling someone "chanta" is one of the harshest insults because it attacks their credibility and seriousness as a person. A chanta politician promises everything and does nothing. A chanta friend says they will show up and never does. It is all about the gap between what someone says and what they actually do.
“That politician is a total fraud, he never follows through.”
“Don't believe him, he's completely unreliable.”
Zamuro
Literally a black vulture from the Venezuelan plains, but in everyday speech it means someone who only shows up when there's something to gain from someone else's bad luck. The human zamuro circles overhead waiting for things to fall apart so they can swoop in.