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/Sounds like "mahn" + "so" (as in "so what")/

Something extremely big, intense, or impressive. In Chile and Ecuador, "manso" is used as an intensifier to hype up anything, similar to saying "massive" or "insane" in English. You'll hear it before nouns to exaggerate how epic something was, like a barbecue, a car, or a party.

Example

"¡Manso asado que se armó el domingo, había de todo! -> What a massive barbecue we had on Sunday, there was everything!"

"Ese loco tiene manso auto, no sé de dónde sacó la plata. -> That dude has an insane car, I don't know where he got the money."

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Licor fuerte de caña o anís que es la bebida popular en Colombia y otros países. El "guaro" es parte de toda fiesta colombiana y te tumba si no le tienes respeto.