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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "leh" (as in "let") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "koh" (as in "coat")/

Meaning

In Mexico, to think hard, put your brain to work, or reason through something carefully. Literally "put your coconut into it" - your head being the coconut.

Examples

Put your brain into the problem - you'll find the solution.

I worked through it in my head all night and finally understood the exercise.

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Regional synonyms

In Cuba, to hustle and figure it out: getting something hard to find through cleverness, connections, or informal means. Resolver is the central verb of Cuban survival, making things appear out of thin air.