Tico slangCosta Rica
Genuinely cool / really nice; an emphatic compliment.
- How to say it
- tua·nis de ver·dad
- Try it yourself
- Tap the word to hear it in a Costa Rican voice. Press and hold it to say it and get a score out of 100.
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