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/Sounds like "MOHN" (as in "more") + "chah" (as in "chat")/

Meaning

In Argentina, food or snacks, especially when you are craving something to munch on while hanging out with friends. Closest English equivalent is "munchies" or "grub." Comes up most when friends get together to watch a movie or chill, covering everything from chips to a full spread.

Examples

Should we grab some snacks for the movie?

I am absolutely starving right now, I need food immediately.

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Regional synonyms

A Chicano Spanish verb borrowed from the English "to watch," fully conjugated in Spanish. It means to look at something, check it out, or pay attention. One of the classic Spanglish verbs of Chicano caló, alive since the 1940s and still widely used in California, Texas, and New Mexico.