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/Sounds like "een" (as in "eagle") + "behn" (as in "bed") + "TAHR" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

To find creative ways to solve problems or make money with the limited resources you have at hand. It's the essence of Cuban creativity born from necessity, where scarcity becomes pure ingenuity.

Examples

Los cubanos inventan para sobrevivir. → Cubans inventar to survive.

Hay que inventar algo para llegar a fin de mes. → We gotta invent something to make it to the end of the month.

Word family
Regional synonyms

In Mexico, to boast or show off, often about something that's not that impressive. The person who does this always has something to prove.