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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "CHEE" (as in "cheek") + "bah" (as in "bar")/

Meaning

To be angry or furious in Costa Rica, the Tico way of expressing that someone's on the verge of an emotional explosion. When someone's chiva, you'd better not talk to them or even look their way.

Examples

He's furious because they lost his luggage.

Don't talk to her, she's mad at the whole world.

A worker who hauls heavy loads using a two-wheeled hand truck in Mexico City markets like La Merced or Tepito. Diableros move tons of cargo by hand through crowds every single day.