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/Sounds like "mahn" (as in "mark") + "HAHR" (as in "hard")/

Meaning

Dulce de leche in Chile, the exact same thing but with a different name. Manjar goes on everything from bread to cakes, and every Chilean household has a jar in the kitchen.

Examples

Spread some manjar on the bread, it's delicious.

Manjar is the secret ingredient in every good Chilean dessert.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Cajeta

A knockout punch that leaves someone flat on the ground immediately. Used in boxing contexts but also in everyday Mexican and Central American speech for any hit that takes someone out of the game, or figuratively for someone so exhausted they are completely out of commission.