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/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "nyoh" (as in "onion")/

Meaning

Freeze-dried potato: an ancient Andean staple preserved by leaving potatoes out in the extreme highland cold overnight, then stomping out the moisture. In Bolivia and Peru, chuño has been solving food scarcity in the altiplano for centuries and is still eaten daily. Also used informally to say someone looks shriveled from the cold.

Examples

Chuño with cheese is one of the most traditional dishes from the altiplano.

That predawn cold left me completely shriveled and frozen.

Regional synonyms

To give someone a single ring on their phone so they call back and spend their own credit. In Mexico, where prepaid phones are the norm, toquear is the universal hack: one buzz means "I'm here" or "call me back," and everyone understands. No credit wasted.