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/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "KEE" (as in "keep") + "lehs" (as in "let")/

Meaning

A beloved Mexican dish made with fried tortilla chips soaked in green or red salsa, topped with cream, cheese, and onion. Chilaquiles are the official hangover cure in Mexico and the perfect breakfast after a night of partying. The eternal debate is whether green salsa or red salsa makes better chilaquiles, and every Mexican has a strong opinion about it.

Examples

With this hangover, what I need is some chilaquiles.

My mom's green chilaquiles are the best in the world.

Regional synonyms

A blockhead or dimwit who makes the most basic mistakes over and over, in Spain, Argentina, and Chile. A zoquete is not just clueless once: they are consistently, reliably wrong no matter how patiently you explain things.