TRUFI
A shared taxi or small van used for public transportation that follows a set route (the name is a contraction of taxi de ruta fija, or fixed-route taxi).
Let's take a TRUFI to El Prado.
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Tag: automóvil
Definitions tagged automóvil in the street dictionary.
Boliviacarro
A car, automobile.
A: 'Look, did you buy a new carro?' B: 'Yeah, last week.'
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PanamáCuatro ruedas
A car or vehicle, equivalent to the English expression a set of wheels.
- I got myself a cuatro ruedas. - That is great! Congratulations!
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ArgentinaSilbin
A vehicle headlight (the term is a phonetic adaptation of the English technical term sealed beam).
I think the silbin broke when I got hit.
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VenezuelaFarquilla
Refers to the side moldings or trim strips on the doors or sides of a car.
One of my Farquilla fell off. They stole my farquillas.
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Bonete
The hood or engine cover of a car.
Open the bonete to check the battery.
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República Dominicanapichirila
A beat-up old car or a modest used vehicle, often a jalopy.
Luis couldn't afford a new car, so he bought a pichirila.
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MéxicoCalibrar
To perform a wheelie or pop a wheelie on a motorcycle, bicycle, or occasionally a car.
Check out that video of a crazy guy calibrando a Vespa.
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caja de cerillas
A slang term for a car, specifically referring to one that is very small or cramped (literally, a matchbox).
What a caja de cerillas you have bought yourself.
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EspañaTapabocina
A hubcap, the decorative cover for a vehicle's wheel rim.
The car hit a pothole and a tapabocina popped off.
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Land Rover
The luxury SUV for those who want to avoid looking tacky or like they lack taste by driving a Hummer. (Jeepeta is the Dominican term for a high-end SUV; chopo refers to someone perceived as low-class or having money but no class).
Before, the Land Rover was the SUV for the rich and the Hummer was for the poor with money. Now both are SUVs for the poor with money.
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