What is Chunche?
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Specially used in Costa Rica: an all-purpose word which means "thing" and is used to fill the space for anything that the Costa Ricans cannot identify or explain. It is even used as a verb: "chuncherequear"
Also, El Chunche: A nick name for a former soccer player from Alajuela.
Chunche: "Llevo la maleta llena de chunches".
Chuncherequear: "Para abrir esa puerta tengo que chuncherequear la llave".
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