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/te-KE-nyo/

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.

Example

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

"Where are the tequeños? I ate them all myself."

Regional synonyms:

A group of friends, a crew, or a gang. In Central America, especially Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, "mara" can be totally innocent when used among young people to mean your friend group. However, it also carries heavy connotations due to the infamous Mara Salvatrucha gang.