As an Americanism it is a "sycophant, servile, obsessive", which in cases where it is not misunderstood can also be a "friend, companion, person of trust". 2º_ As a Canarism he is a "sloppy man, improvised", who in cases where he is not misunderstood can also be a "handyman, suitable, who knows a little about everything".
in the Canary Islands, ( Tenerife ) applies to the worker who does a job without any importance, and seems to come from a vulgarizacion of the phrase CAN CHANGE ON that is put on the docks when foreign ships had to indicate that is could change the currency on a parquetry post which rode and where also are sold articles. The subject that less " 34 lights; I had is you put only to change the money and not to sell.
