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/Sounds like "wah" (as in "water") + "chee" (as in "cheek") + "MAHN" (as in "mark")/

Meaning

Security guard or watchman in Peru, the person who watches the door of a building or business. Borrowed from English "watchman," they control who comes and goes.

Examples

The security guard wouldn't let me in without ID.

Ask the watchman where I can park.

Regional synonyms

To have a gut feeling or hunch about something. In Chile, 'me tinca' means something feels right or off to you intuitively, it's the instinct before the reasoning, the vibe you trust even when you can't explain why.