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/Sounds like "froo" (as in "fruit") + "TEH" (as in "ten") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

Someone who talks confidently about things they don't actually know, making stuff up with total certainty. In Argentina, nobody believes a frutero because they're always exaggerating or lying.

Examples

Don't listen to him, that guy is a total frutero, he makes everything up.

You're such a frutero, you said you knew the singer and it was all a lie.

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Regional synonyms

To pay attention or take someone seriously. In Venezuela, "no me para bolas" means someone is completely ignoring you, not necessarily out of rudeness but sheer indifference, like you do not even exist. Used constantly in everyday conversation.