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A shoplifter who hides stolen goods in their clothes. In Chile and Argentina, a mechero is a specific type of thief, not a robber, but someone who pockets items in stores with practiced nonchalance.
“Lo agarraron de mechero en el supermercado con tres botellas en el saco.”
“They caught him shoplifting at the supermarket with three bottles stuffed in his jacket.”
“That store has cameras everywhere because shoplifters target it constantly.”
/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "CHEH" (as in "check") + "roh" (as in "row")/
A lighter, the gas-powered kind you click to light cigarettes or candles. In Spain and Latin America mechero is the everyday word for the little fire-starter in everyone's pocket.
“Do you have a lighter? My candle went out.”
“He always has a lighter even though he doesn't smoke anymore.”
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/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "CHEH" (as in "check") + "roh" (as in "row")/
A shoplifter who hides stolen goods in their clothes. In Chile and Argentina, a mechero is a specific type of thief, not a robber, but someone who pockets items in stores with practiced nonchalance.
“Lo agarraron de mechero en el supermercado con tres botellas en el saco.”
“They caught him shoplifting at the supermarket with three bottles stuffed in his jacket.”
“That store has cameras everywhere because shoplifters target it constantly.”
/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "CHEH" (as in "check") + "roh" (as in "row")/
A lighter, the gas-powered kind you click to light cigarettes or candles. In Spain and Latin America mechero is the everyday word for the little fire-starter in everyone's pocket.
“Do you have a lighter? My candle went out.”
“He always has a lighter even though he doesn't smoke anymore.”
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Manjar
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.