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arrabalero

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arrabalero

Describes a person who is low-class, uncouth, or vulgar. It is a derogatory term for someone who lacks refinement and behaves in a coarse or ill-mannered way (the term comes from arrabal, meaning a slum or poor neighborhood on the outskirts of a city).

That guy is so arrabalero, he started yelling all sorts of things at the lady right in the middle of the supermarket.

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Hondurasby Anónimo

arrabalero

Used to describe someone with crude manners, rough behavior, or tastes seen as vulgar and low-class. It applies to people or things that are lowbrow in a coarse or unrefined way (The term stems from arrabal, referring to the outskirts or slums of a city).

I do not like going to that bar because it is always full of arrabalera people who always end up starting fights over stupid stuff.

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Colombiaby Anónimo

arrabalero

An adjective describing a person who is a massive fan of rural folk music like carrilera and guasca, which is traditionally played in small-town bars and taverns specializing in songs of heartbreak. (Musica guasca and carrilera are traditional Colombian genres from the rural interior, often associated with drinking and working-class culture).

Nothing is more arrabalero than sitting down to listen to guascas with a bottle of aguardiente on a Friday afternoon.

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Colombiaby Rolo Vale

arrabalero

1. A person living in the outskirts or poor suburbs (in Argentina, the arrabal refers to the gritty fringe of the city, traditionally the cradle of tango). 2. A coarse, vulgar, or ill-mannered person who lacks refinement in their speech or dress.

1. The arrabaleros have started a cultural association. 2. He is an arrabalero and spends the whole day shouting.

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Argentinaby Pablo G. Nicoletti

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