Leonardo Solano's definitions

chunche

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".

by Leonardo Solano March 5, 2008