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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "KEH" (as in "kept") + "nyoh" (as in "onion")/

Meaning

A dough stick filled with white cheese, Venezuela's most popular appetizer. In Venezuela no party is complete without tequeños: they're the first snack to disappear from the tray at any gathering.

Examples

I made tequeños for the party and they were gone in ten minutes.

Where are the tequeños? I ate them all myself.

Regional synonyms

An emotional fixation or obsession that is hard to shake. It can be unrequited feelings for someone who barely knows you exist, a show you cannot stop watching, or anything that keeps living rent-free in your head.