cuento chino

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cuento chino

[ˈkwẽn̪t̪o ˈt͡ʃino]

Rhymes with i.no

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cuento + chino.

noun cuentos chinos

Un cuento o historia que es fantástico y muy exagerado; también, un relato de veracidad cuestionable; una mentira, una falsedad.
Similar: mentira, embuste, cuento, patraña, farsa, milonga, filfa

In English

bullshit vulgar slang for deceptive or exaggerated nonsense — see also nonsense
cock-and-bull story far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity
tall tale tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated

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@misc{cuento_chino_2026,
  title = {cuento chino},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/cuento%20chino},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}