In terrible condition, falling apart, or completely busted. It describes a physical object that is so worn out or damaged that it needs to be thrown out or replaced.
That chair is way too desguañangá for your grandma to sit in. Find her another one.
Broken down, stuck, or stranded. It describes a vehicle that has stopped working or a person who is unable to make progress, often due to being broke. (The term is a colloquial spelling of varado, which originally means to run aground).
My car broke down, my car got baro. I am barado without any money, I am stuck.
A vulgar slang term used to describe something that is broken, busted, or in terrible condition. It implies the object is trashed or badly damaged (it derives from the swear word coño).
1. Describes a machine or engine that is sputtering, stalling, or malfunctioning. 2. A person who stutters, hesitates, or trips over their words, usually due to nerves or lying. 3. Someone who is on their last legs and close to death.
1. The car is cancaneando. 2. The guy cancaneó a bit when you asked him about that thing. 3. Well, your uncle looks bad, he is cancaneando already.
Wrecked, broken, or completely messed up. It describes something that is badly damaged or a person who is physically beat up or exhausted (a vulgar term in Venezuela).
Describes a starchy root vegetable that is hard, discolored, and unappetizing after cooking. When applied to people, it means they are unattractive or hard to deal with. (Víveres are staples like yams, cassava, and green bananas).
1. Damn, the yautia came out Jojota. 2. Man, for real, the neighbor is Jojota, she is hard to get with.
1. An adjective used to describe teeth that are rotten, full of cavities, or turning black from decay. 2. A term for someone who is salty, bitter, or resentful of another person's achievements.
1. The kids from the countryside have almost all picaos teeth, they are going to have to get them pulled. 2. The thing is, you are picao because she graduated and you did not.