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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "EE" (as in "eagle") + "sehs" (as in "set")/

Meaning

To put down roots in a place permanently, staying so long you become part of it. In the Southern Cone echar raíces is the decision to stop moving and make somewhere your permanent home.

Examples

He came to visit and put down roots, he's been here ten years.

They settled in the neighborhood and became part of its history.

Regional synonyms

A person who brings bad luck wherever they go, someone whose presence seems to jinx everything. From Quechua "q'encha" meaning bad omen, khenchoso is used in Bolivia with full seriousness when things keep going wrong and someone needs a metaphysical explanation.