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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 shy, bookish, or socially awkward person who comes across as naive and unworldly. Think the kid who always had their nose in a textbook and never really hung out after school. In Chile and Argentina the word can sting a little or feel almost affectionate depending on who says it and how.