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/Sounds like "choo" (as in "choose") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "TEEN" (as in "tea")/

Meaning

A lollipop in Argentina and Uruguay, the classic candy on a stick they gave you as a kid when you behaved at the doctor's office. Pure childhood nostalgia from the River Plate.

Examples

Want a strawberry chupetín?

The chupetines from the kiosk are the best.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de México
Bandera de Venezuela
Paleta
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de España
Bandera de México
Paleta

In Colombia, a person who drinks alcohol too often or is known for always having a drink in hand. The copeton always has a reason to have one more and heads straight for the bar at any event.