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

Meaning

In Venezuela, a cheese stick made by wrapping white cheese in bread dough and frying or baking it until golden. The definitive Venezuelan party snack: no gathering, birthday, or celebration is complete without a tray of tequeños on the table. Once you try one fresh out of the fryer you understand why they disappear in seconds.

Examples

Sin tequeños no hay fiesta en Venezuela, es ley.

No tequeños, no party in Venezuela, that's just the rule.

Los tequeños con guasacaca son el maridaje perfecto.

Tequeños dipped in guasacaca is the perfect combination.

Regional synonyms

A small jolt of surprise for something unexpected but not a big deal. In Mexico, achis is what slips out when you hear mildly surprising news, somewhere between "oh wow" and "you don't say." Casual, low-drama, and very Mexican.