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/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "neh" (as in "net") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To carry a small child in your arms or to pamper and spoil someone with affectionate attention. In Costa Rica and Nicaragua, "chinear" is one of the most tender verbs in everyday speech. It is what grandparents do to grandchildren and what loving overprotection looks like in action.

Examples

Grandma spends all her time fussing over her grandchild and won't put him down.

Don't spoil him so much, he's going to get used to it.

In Spain, blown away or totally shocked by something unexpected. From the English "to flip out." You can be flipado by something amazing or by something outrageous. The feeling is the same: you are standing there wide-eyed with no words.