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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

To have sex. A direct and colloquial term used across several Latin American countries with varying levels of vulgarity depending on context and region.