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/Sounds like "CHAHN" (as in "chat") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

Your house or home, a casual, street-level slang term used in Mexico and Costa Rica. You'd use this with your close friends when inviting someone over to hang out and spend time at your place.

Examples

Let's go to my chante to watch the movie.

I got to the chante dead tired from work.

His chante is super far, like an hour away.

Regional synonyms

A shy, bookish, or socially awkward person who comes across as naive and unworldly. Think the kid who always had their nose in a textbook and never really hung out after school. In Chile and Argentina the word can sting a little or feel almost affectionate depending on who says it and how.