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Tag: centavos

Definitions tagged centavos in the street dictionary.

CHUBIS

A slang term used to refer to small change or centavo coins (the fractional currency of the Bolivian boliviano).

I am going to buy a piece of gum, because that only costs a few CHUBIS.

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guita

An Argentine slang term for money or cash. The plural guitas refers to cents or small change, used in expressions to describe things as very cheap or to suggest that something is never quite finished or perfect (the peso is the national currency of Argentina).

No amount of guita is enough. It costs 5 guitas. There are always 5 guitas missing for the peso.

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chelitos

Refers to a small sum of money or pocket change. It can be used dismissively to describe a very small or insignificant amount of cash. (In the Dominican Republic, a chele is a cent or penny).

Lend me a few chelitos and I will pay you back when I get my paycheck.

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