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/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "RYOH" + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

In Mexico, extremely hungry, starving, ravenous. It describes that level of hunger where you cannot focus on anything else and need to eat immediately, whatever is available. Stronger than just saying "I'm hungry," closer to "I'm absolutely famished."

Examples

Ya vámonos a comer, ando bien jarioso desde la mañana.

Let's go eat already, I've been starving since morning.

No he desayunado, estoy jarioso y no me puedo concentrar.

I haven't had breakfast, I'm starving and I can't focus on anything.

Regional synonyms

To string someone along with empty promises, half-truths, or vague reassurances that keep them pacified without ever resolving the actual problem. A classic Mexican bureaucratic tactic: you leave every conversation feeling like something was said, but nothing was actually done.