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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "MEH" (as in "met") + "nohs" (as in "note")/

Meaning

To miss someone or something that is not with you anymore. The Spanish phrase for that bittersweet ache of absence and longing. Used widely in Spain and the Southern Cone as the natural way to express missing people or times gone by.

Examples

I miss you, come back soon.

I miss the summers of my childhood, when everything was simpler.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Venezuela
Bandera de República Dominicana
Bandera de Puerto Rico
Guayar

In Cuba, a big lie, an exaggerated story, or something hard to believe that someone tries to pass off as the truth. "Meter un paquete" means deceiving someone with a bloated, made-up account.