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/Sounds like "TWEE" + "chah" (as in "chat")/

Meaning

Big, enormous, or of great size in Paraguayan Guaraní. Used in everyday speech mixed with Spanish to describe something notably large. 'Qué tuicha' expresses admiration or surprise at the size of something.

Examples

The fish he caught was enormous, we couldn't believe it.

The storm was massive, trees fell all over the neighborhood.

Regional synonyms

In the Dominican Republic, a hard hit or a brutal situation that knocks you flat out of nowhere. A chavonaso can be a physical punch, devastating news, or a sudden failure that nobody saw coming, something that leaves you stunned and unsure of what just happened.