noun, masculine/ˌkwento ˈt͡ʃino/plural: cuentos chinos
tall tale, cock and bull story; baloney, bull, nonsense, hogwash
Literally, “Chinese tale”. The origin of the expression is unclear, however, there are two possible folk etymologies: * From the book The Travels of Marco Polo by Italian explorer Marco Polo: Returning from China to Italy, the traveler told stories of mythological animals and incredible fables from such Asian region that were not very believable and unrealistic; therefore, many of these passages were classified as "a Chinese tale" to damage the credibility of these chronicles. * Another theory s