# Cuenterete

> Word used to name something whose exact name is unknown or simply not remembered at the moment one wants to say it.

- Category: noun
- Region: Guatemala
- Published: 2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Etymology

Derives from the use of "cuento" (story/tale) as a synonym for an unspecified object in colloquial Guatemalan speech.

## Usage

Very common in everyday Guatemalan speech when the specific name of an object is not remembered or to refer to things in general in an informal way.

## Examples

- "Pass me that cuenterete on the table."
- "He came to drop off his cuenteretes and left again."
- "Where did you leave that cuenterete I lent you?"

## Synonyms

- chunche
- thing

## Links

- [View in the dictionary](https://chapinismos.org/en/palabras/cuenterete/)
- [Spanish version](https://chapinismos.org/es/palabras/cuenterete/)
- [Spanish version (markdown)](https://chapinismos.org/es/palabras/cuenterete.md)
- [Full dictionary (llms-full.txt)](https://chapinismos.org/llms-full.txt)