chancar
Short answer
In Lima, "chancar" means to cram, to study hard — literally, to crush. The register is coloquial — fine among friends, out of place in a job interview or anything written to an institution. The standard Spanish equivalent is "estudiar intensamente". In use: Tengo que chancar todo el fin de semana.
| Part of speech | verbo |
|---|---|
| Register | coloquial |
| Standard Spanish | estudiar intensamente |
| In use | Tengo que chancar todo el fin de semana. I have to cram all weekend. |
Draft entry — needs a native-speaker check before publishing.
From the literal sense of crushing something. The image is exactly right for the night before an exam.