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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "NAHN" (as in "nacho") + "tehs" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

In Ecuador, a short time ago, just recently. Enantes is a very common everyday word, especially in the highlands, to place something in the recent past.

Examples

I called you enantes and you didn't pick up.

I saw him enantes at the store buying bread.

Regional synonyms

In Colombia, to cry excessively and non-stop, especially over something that does not fully justify the drama. The person who llantea turns a minor inconvenience into a full catastrophe and is nowhere near stopping.