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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "pah" (as in "park") + "RROHN"/

Meaning

A heavy but brief rainstorm that comes fast, soaks absolutely everything, and disappears just as quickly as it arrived. It's tropical weather at its most dramatic and unpredictable.

Examples

A sudden downpour caught us without umbrellas.

Don't worry, it's just a quick shower, it'll pass in ten minutes.

Regional synonyms

To be overwhelmed, with more responsibilities or emotions than you can handle at once. Used across Latin America and Spain to describe that feeling of being at your absolute limit, when there is simply no bandwidth left for one more thing.