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/Sounds like "hehr" (as in "help") + "SAY" (as in "say")/

Meaning

A knit sweater or pullover for staying warm in Spain. While most Spanish speaking countries say "suéter," Spaniards use jersey, borrowed from the English word but pronounced completely differently. Spanish grandparents are famous for insisting you put on your jersey even when it is 20 degrees outside, because to an abuela, a slight breeze is basically a blizzard.

Examples

Put on your sweater, it is cold outside.

I bought a wool sweater for winter.

Regional synonyms

Randomly, without thinking it through, just going with whatever comes first. Doing something "al tuntún" means acting with no plan and trusting blind luck to sort it out. A risky approach, and people usually tell you not to do it this way.