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/Sounds like "choo" (as in "choose") + "cheh" (as in "check") + "REE" (as in "reed") + "ahs" (as in "art")/

Meaning

Candy, sweets, snacks, and junk food you eat purely out of craving with zero nutritional value. They're the weakness of kids and adults alike, that temptation that always wins against any diet.

Examples

Don't eat so many chucherías before dinner.

The corner store sells nothing but chucherías.

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Regional synonyms

Cheeks, especially when they're chubby and squeezable. The part of the face that grandmas always want to pinch while telling you how big you've gotten, a universal Latin American experience at family gatherings.