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Tag: hurto

Definitions tagged hurto in the street dictionary.

monra

A method of burglary or home break-in specifically involving the forcing or breaking of a lock.

From the way I found the door, I think if the police had arrived two minutes later I would have been the victim of a monra.

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Perúby HUVE84

Choripanear

To loot, pocket, or embezzle public funds. The term specifically refers to government corruption and the defrauding of the state, usually attributed to populist administrations (in Argentina, the choripan or sausage sandwich is a symbol associated with Peronist political rallies).

Those Peronists choripanearon the entire state.

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Argentinaby DiegoEFE

chorizo

A thief, crook, or burglar. (Commonly used throughout the Spanish-speaking world to refer to someone who steals).

Some chorizos broke in and cleaned out my house.

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Globalby Anónimo

Chorear

To steal, mug, or snatch someone's belongings, the typical behavior of a thief (often called a chorro or chorizo in Argentina).

They chorearon my sneakers.

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Argentinaby Anónimo