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A common slang term for a thief, crook, or petty criminal who steals others' belongings. It usually refers to street criminals or burglars who prowl the area looking for an easy target.
They say you have to be careful in that neighborhood because you always see cacos hanging around to see what they can steal from the houses.
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Used to refer to a petty thief or low-level crook who typically mugs people on the street or breaks into homes. It is a common way to talk about small-time criminals, who are sometimes called caquitos.
Be careful about leaving the window open, you don't want some caco to break in and empty out the living room.
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A very common term in Guatemala for a person who steals or mugs others. It is used to identify any street criminal or delinquent who is out looking for trouble or victims.
Be careful when you walk through that alley at this hour, because they say a couple of cacos are always hanging around there waiting for someone to mug.
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A lowlife or thug who is rude, prone to stealing, and acts aggressively without reason (in Argentina, it is a derogatory term often used for people from marginalized backgrounds perceived as petty criminals).
thug, lowlife, thief, robber, rude, etc.
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A slang term for a thief or petty criminal who steals people's belongings. It is commonly used to describe street robbers or burglars operating in neighborhoods.
The neighbors caught that caco right when he was trying to jump over the fence of the house across the street.
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A term for a man who is very vain or a show-off and has behaviors, manners, or gestures perceived as effeminate. It usually applies to people who try to draw attention to themselves with a delicate attitude or who are openly gay.
That guy is a total caco, he spends his time walking around so full of himself and moving his hands like a lady.
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A common Guatemalan term for any criminal or delinquent who steals. It is the standard word used for a mugger or anyone who has committed a robbery.
Be careful with your phone on the bus, because that caco who just got off was looking for something to swipe! (In Guatemala, a camioneta refers to a public bus).
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A term for a skilled thief or pickpocket who specializes in stealing without being noticed. In Colombia, it describes someone who lives by their wits and street-smarts to carry out robberies.
Watch your bag on the bus, that area is full of cacos looking for a phone to snatch.
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A slang term for a person's head.
Hey, since you got your hair cut, that caco of yours looks weird.
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When pronounced with the stress on the last syllable, this was the name given to the guerrilla fighters who served under José Maria Cabral and Timoteo Ogando during the 19th-century civil wars and revolutions in the Dominican Republic.
One less cacó!
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A slang term for the head or noggin.
He has a shaved caco.
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A common slang term for a thief, crook, or robber, especially someone who makes a living by stealing from others.
Be very careful when walking down that alley because they say there is always a caco hanging around waiting for someone who is not paying attention.
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