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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "TEE" (as in "tea") + "greh" (as in "grade")/

Meaning

Having a strong and urgent hunger, with a growling stomach, in Venezuela, 'having the tiger' means being extremely hungry.

Examples

I'm starving, I haven't eaten since yesterday.

What are we going to eat? I'm extremely hungry.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Filo
Bandera de México
Jarioso

A shrewd, calculating person who always knows the right move before anyone else does. In Cuba and the Dominican Republic, the cuco does not need to be loud or flashy: everything is already worked out by the time others see it coming. Quiet, clever, and always one step ahead.