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/to-ke-te-AR/

To touch something or someone repeatedly and without permission, or to mess with objects in an inappropriate way. In the Río de la Plata the person who toquetea can't keep their hands to themselves and it's considered disrespectful.

Example

"Stop fiddling with the cables, you're going to break something."

"Don't mess with the things on my desk."

Regional synonyms:

Marihuana, hierba, cannabis para fumar en México. Es la forma coloquial más extendida y común de referirse a la marihuana en conversación informal, desde la calle hasta las canciones de rap y corridos.