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/Sounds like "too" (as in "tool") + "NAHN" (as in "nacho") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

A charming rogue in Spain: someone with wit and cunning who always has a trick up their sleeve but never loses their likability. The tunante is not truly bad, just very skilled at getting their way, and you cannot help but admire them a little for it.

Examples

Look at you, you little rascal, how did you pull that off again!

That sly fox talked everyone into it with four words and a smile.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Nicaragua
Bandera de Costa Rica
Bandera de Panamá
Bandido
Bandera de México
Canijo

/Sounds like "too" (as in "tool") + "NAHN" (as in "nacho") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

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.

Examples

That little troublemaker snuck into the neighbor's garden again.

You rascal! What did you do to the neighbor's cat?

Regional synonyms

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Something cool, nice, or awesome. It's a regional variant of "chido" used in certain areas of Mexico with exactly the same meaning of approval and enthusiasm. You'll hear it more in northern and central states as a casual way to say something is great.