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/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "MWEH" + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

A woman or girl missing one or more teeth, especially at the front. In Mexico it's said affectionately about kids who are losing their baby teeth.

Examples

The little girl is going around all gap-toothed because her two front ones fell out.

She smiles with that toothless grin and looks absolutely adorable.

Regional synonyms

An extreme superlative of 'harto' meaning a whole lot, way too much, or an insane amount of something. It's the maximum emphasis for quantity, beyond a lot, beyond much.