/tu-NAN-te/
A mischievous, cheeky person of questionable conduct who always ends up in some kind of trouble. In Colombia the tunante is the lovable rebel who pulls pranks and somehow always gets away with it while smiling.
"That little troublemaker snuck into the neighbor's garden again."
"You rascal! What did you do to the neighbor's cat?"
/Sounds like 'too-NAN-te'/
In Spain, a charming rogue — someone with a lot of wit and cunning who always has a trick up their sleeve but never comes across as genuinely evil. The lovable scoundrel who somehow always gets away with it.
"Look at you, you rascal — how did you manage to pull that off!"
"That sly fox talked everyone into it with just a few words."
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/tu-NAN-te/
A mischievous, cheeky person of questionable conduct who always ends up in some kind of trouble. In Colombia the tunante is the lovable rebel who pulls pranks and somehow always gets away with it while smiling.
"That little troublemaker snuck into the neighbor's garden again."
"You rascal! What did you do to the neighbor's cat?"
/Sounds like 'too-NAN-te'/
In Spain, a charming rogue — someone with a lot of wit and cunning who always has a trick up their sleeve but never comes across as genuinely evil. The lovable scoundrel who somehow always gets away with it.
"Look at you, you rascal — how did you manage to pull that off!"
"That sly fox talked everyone into it with just a few words."
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