Definitions tagged dinero in the street dictionary.
A flashy or luxury car that turns heads and makes people envious. (In Panama, this usually refers to a well-maintained or high-end vehicle).
Look at that guy's Nave, how much do you think it cost him? | I want to win the lottery so I can buy myself a Nave.
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A street vendor who sells lottery tickets or fractions known as chances. (In Panama, these sellers are also called billeteros and are a common sight on busy street corners).
Mrs. Tomasa is a chancera, did you not know? | That corner is full of chanceros, they do not even let you walk.
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A bribe or payoff, usually given to a police officer or security official to avoid a fine or legal trouble.
The cop asked me for a coima so he wouldn't give me a ticket. | Traffic police always ask for a coima when they pull you over after midnight.
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Leg. It is also a slang term for one hundred pesos (a common unit in Argentine currency slang).
Example 1: That girl has such nice gambas! Example 2: Making a barbecue for four today costs you five gambas (500 pesos).
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The annual foreign currency allowance that Venezuelan citizens were supposed to receive but which is widely considered to have been stolen or withheld by the government. (CADIVI was the state agency in charge of currency controls, and the name became shorthand for the subsidized dollars citizens could buy for travel or online shopping).
'That Cadivi thing doesn't exist anymore' and 'I miss my Cadivi quota.'
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To find the best possible solution for an unexpected problem in the shortest time, usually by being resourceful.
"And you don't have money for food? Relax, you know I will resolver" : "The baby ran out of milk and you know you have to resolver, so he went to pawn that little gold chain."
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Money, cash, or dough. It also refers to financial power or wealth. (Literally silver, this is the most common term for money in Panama).
I do not have enough plata to even buy deodorant. He says he is not coming to the party because he has no plata.
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A synonym for shaking someone down for a bribe, but it also refers to hitting up several people for small amounts of money to reach a goal, which is not necessarily a crime. (In Venezuela, the synonym matraquear specifically refers to police or officials demanding bribes).
I was martillando all my uncles today and I got the money for the bus fare to the beach.
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To shake someone down or extort them. It describes a public official who uses their authority to force someone to pay a bribe or provide a favor. It is also used in schools when older students pressure others for money or items. Unlike a standard bribe, the official is the one demanding the payment. (In Venezuela, this is frequently associated with police or military shakedowns at highway checkpoints).
What a pain, we have to cross the border and they are going to matraquear us. / Dude, did you notice the eleventh graders are a bunch of matraqueros?
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To put on airs or act like one is high-class and sophisticated, especially when they do not actually have the money or status they claim to have.
She is tirársela de fina, but she does not even know how to hold a soup spoon correctly: That girl is a hustler, she is tirársela de fina just to get people to buy her expensive things (guial is a common Panamanian term for a girl, derived from the English word).
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A term from Lunfardo (the traditional slang of the Buenos Aires region) that means money or cash.
When the FILO is gone, it is gone and you have to get to work.
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A person who is flat broke or has no money at all.
I am pelado, without a cent but not burnt out, from the song Money is not everything by the band Los Autenticos Decadentes.
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A 50 cent coin (Panama uses the US dollar as its currency, and this term refers specifically to the half dollar coin).
Two pesos are a dollar: Give me a peso in change.
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A phonetic adaptation of the English word dime, referring to a 10-cent coin (Panama uses the U.S. dollar as its currency, so American coins have local nicknames).
Can you lend me a dain? : I dropped a dain under the bed.
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A phonetic adaptation of the English word quarter, referring to a 25 cent coin (Panama uses the US dollar as its currency).
It only costs one cuara. / Can you change a dollar for cuaras?
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A wealthy person who acts snobbishly, flaunts their status, and looks down on others.
She got a yeye boyfriend | I really dislike that little yeye.
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Used in Cádiz to describe someone who is broke or feeling the squeeze of financial hardship.
I am achuchao, can you lend me some money for the bus?
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A pool of money collected among a group of people to pay for something they will share, such as food, drinks, or a gift for someone.
Let's make a vaca and buy a pizza. | Hey, let's make a vaca for Carla's gift.
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A five-cent coin. While spelled Real, it is usually pronounced rial. (Panama uses the US dollar, and this term refers to the 5-cent piece or nickel).
How many reales do you have? | I was left without a single real in my pocket.
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Cash or money, derived from the sound an old-fashioned cash register makes when it opens.
Do you have some chen chen you can lend me? | She only likes that old guy because he has plenty of chen chen.
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An old coin no longer in circulation, now used as a slang term for money in general (originally referring to a coin of very little value).
After buying the computer I was left without a single chabo.
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A way of saying you are broke or completely out of money. (In Panama, a tuco is a stump or a short log, implying that your funds have been cut short).
I am en tuco, I can't go. / Don't ask Jaime for money, he hasn't been paid yet and he's en tuco.
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To be flat broke or without a single cent to your name. (The word literally means clean, implying empty pockets).
I could not go out to party because I was Limpio : Girl, I am Limpio, do not ask me for a loan.
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A common slang term for a 50-cent coin (the Sol is the official currency of Peru).
Lend me a China, I do not have enough for my fare.
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A tenth or a fraction of a lottery ticket (lottery tickets are often sold in sheets divided into individual segments so people can buy smaller portions).
He has his Cuartico in his pocket.
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A slang term used to refer to U.S. dollars.
That car cost him about 5000 cocos.
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A slang term for the Venezuelan currency, the bolivar (it is a shortened version of the official currency name).
Lend me 5 bolos. / Do you have 500 bolos you can lend me?
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A common slang term for money, cash, or dough.
I need guita, I do not have a cent.
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Someone who is broke or lacks money. (Literally: foot on the ground, historically referring to people who could not afford shoes).
That guy is a pata en el suelo. You better not marry a pata en el suelo.
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A slang term used to refer to money or cash.
If I get some fuerza I will go to the meeting. I do not know what to do to get some fuerza. I am flat broke.
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The practice of investing money from illegal or suspicious sources into a business to hide its origin or avoid taxes.
That business must be blanqueando dinero. I do not trust that guy, it always seemed to me he blanqueaba dinero.
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Cash, dough, or moolah. This word comes from lunfardo (the historical street slang of Buenos Aires and the surrounding region).
By the end of the month I have very little biyuya.
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A person who is loaded or has a lot of money (the term refers to a bird's crop being full, implying the person is stuffed with cash).
You are Buchón, bro. / That guy acts like he is Buchón.
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To break a large bill into smaller bills or coins.
Do you have enough change to sencillar? I have to go to the bakery to sencillar.
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Refers to the leftover money or spare change remaining from a budget or after making a purchase.
I have 2000 bolos (Venezuelan currency) of repele left, I think I will buy an ice cream. Well, if I have some repele left, I will save it for the movies.
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A slang term for the national currency, the bolivar.
The bill came to 1000 bolos.
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A slang term for money or cash. (The word literally means copper, originally referring to the metal used in coins).
It is nothing but cobres here and I do not have any cobres.
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A five-cent coin of the bolivar currency. (The name derives from the word for copper, and these coins became obsolete as hyperinflation made small denominations worthless.)
Cobritos do not exist anymore. I do not remember ever seeing a cobrito.
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To know how to get by or manage to make a living, especially in difficult situations.
I am bandearse there with the money. I am trying to bandearse.
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A slang term for money, specifically cash or dough. (The word is derived from billete, meaning banknote).
'I need some billullo' and 'There is plenty of billullo here.'
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A slang term for a 100 Bolivar bill, so named because its brown color resembles a wooden board or plank. (In Venezuela, the brown 100 Bolivar note was the highest denomination for many years).
Lend me a tabla. That candy costs one tabla.
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Describes someone who has been robbed or stripped of their belongings.
They left me tumba'o : I am afraid they are going to leave me tumba'o
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A makeshift shack or shanty built from materials like corrugated zinc, scrap metal, cardboard, or wood, typically located in low-income areas (in Venezuela, this refers to precarious dwellings in urban slums rather than a farm).
That is over there in the rancho. All of those are ranchos.
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An illegal toll or shakedown where a thug demands money from someone to allow them passage through a street or neighborhood (commonly occurring in gang-controlled areas called barrios).
If you want to pass, pay me the pasaje. The pasaje is 5,000 if you want to go over there.
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A high-value old gold coin (originally referring to the 20-dollar U.S. gold coin that circulated in Venezuela during the 19th century).
My grandpa has a lot of morocotas. The morocotas are collector's items.
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To shake someone down for a bribe or to extort money, typically used when a corrupt official or police officer pressures someone for a payment (this term is heavily associated with Venezuelan street-level corruption).
The cop matraqueó me over a fine. That guy is always matraqueando me.
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A moocher or deadbeat who is always asking for money with no intention of paying it back, typically to buy cigarettes. (The word literally means hammer, suggesting they keep hitting people up for cash).
Don't give him any money, he is a martillo. He spends his time being a martillo with everyone.
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Describes a person who is broke or has no money. It implies being cleaned out or having absolutely nothing left in one's pockets.
'I ended up limpio after that debt' and 'I am straight up limpio de bola'
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