Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "CHOHN" (as in "chose") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

A cop in Honduras, an informal, generally derogatory term used as a warning among friends. When someone yells 'here comes the chonte,' it's the signal that the authorities are nearby and you better behave.

Examples

Here come the chontes, put that away quick.

The chontes stopped him at the checkpoint and asked for his papers.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Honduras
Chota
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Milico

When someone gives you a good impression, you like them, and you feel comfortable around them. The opposite of "caer gordo", that instant social chemistry that makes you want to keep talking to someone.