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/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "kah" (as in "car") + "neh" (as in "net") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
To lie, make up stories, or exaggerate shamelessly. Someone who macanea has an elaborate tale ready for every situation and delivers it with total conviction, even when nobody believes a word.
“Stop making things up and tell the truth.”
“He always lies when he's running late.”
/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "kah" (as in "car") + "neh" (as in "net") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
In Argentina and Uruguay, to lie, exaggerate, or make things up to impress someone or get out of an awkward situation. It comes from "macana" (nonsense, lie). Someone who macanea is not usually being malicious, just stretching the truth far beyond what it can comfortably hold.
“Stop making things up, that can't possibly be true.”
“He exaggerated so much in the interview that they eventually caught him out.”
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/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "kah" (as in "car") + "neh" (as in "net") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
To lie, make up stories, or exaggerate shamelessly. Someone who macanea has an elaborate tale ready for every situation and delivers it with total conviction, even when nobody believes a word.
“Stop making things up and tell the truth.”
“He always lies when he's running late.”
/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "kah" (as in "car") + "neh" (as in "net") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
In Argentina and Uruguay, to lie, exaggerate, or make things up to impress someone or get out of an awkward situation. It comes from "macana" (nonsense, lie). Someone who macanea is not usually being malicious, just stretching the truth far beyond what it can comfortably hold.
“Stop making things up, that can't possibly be true.”
“He exaggerated so much in the interview that they eventually caught him out.”
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Ñapa
A little extra thrown in for free. From the Quechua word "yapa," meaning something added on top, ñapa is the bonus the vendor tosses in after you have already paid: an extra piece of fruit, an extra piece of candy, a little something to thank you for your business. A small gesture with a big cultural weight in Peru and other Andean countries.