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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "BROHN" (as in "bro") + "kah" (as in "car")/

Meaning

To scold someone hard, to chew someone out. In Mexico, "echar bronca" is the quintessential Mexican scolding, the kind that leaves you shaking. It's when someone, usually a boss, parent, or authority figure, lets you have it for something you did wrong, and you just stand there taking it.

Examples

My boss chewed me out for being late.

Don't say anything to her or she'll give you an earful.

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Regional synonyms

A rural property dedicated to growing coffee, plantain, cacao, or other crops, particularly in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Venezuela. In Colombia a finca cafetera in the Coffee Region is almost a cultural landmark. The word also carries a sense of family heritage and slower, simpler country living away from the city.