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/Sounds like "mohn" (as in "more") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "OON" (as in "Uber") + "NOO" (as in "nuke") + "meh" (as in "met") + "roh" (as in "row")/
To make a scene or put on an exaggerated dramatic performance in public. In Spain and Mexico, montar un número is intentional, performative behavior designed to draw attention and provoke a reaction. The person doing it knows exactly what they are doing.
“She made a huge scene at the restaurant because the food took twenty minutes.”
“Don't make a scene here, we can sort this out inside.”
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To make a scene or put on an exaggerated dramatic performance in public. In Spain and Mexico, montar un número is intentional, performative behavior designed to draw attention and provoke a reaction. The person doing it knows exactly what they are doing.
“She made a huge scene at the restaurant because the food took twenty minutes.”
“Don't make a scene here, we can sort this out inside.”
Chequear
A Spanglish verb borrowed from English "to check" and fully conjugated in Spanish. It means to review, verify, or confirm something. One of the most classic examples of how Spanglish absorbs English verbs and Hispanicizes them completely. Common in the US, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean as an everyday word.