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Tag: mina

Definitions tagged mina in the street dictionary.

PALLIRI

A woman whose job is to sort and grind mineral ore at a mine (in Bolivia, they typically work the tailings outside the mine shafts to recover leftover minerals).

Carmen has become a PALLIRI, that is why she does not live in the city anymore.

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PIRQUIÑERO

A stubborn person who works in sections of a mine that have been abandoned because they are no longer profitable. (In Bolivia, these independent miners scavenge for leftover minerals in exhausted veins).

Camilo is a pirquiñero, that is why he is poor.

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CAGALLON

A large piece of animal excrement or a big turd (commonly used in the region of Guadalajara).

When I tripped, I almost fell on a CAGALLON.

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