Definitions tagged monedas in the street dictionary.
A phrase used by street vendors to ask a customer for small coins or exact change. (The diminutive suffix -itos and the filler word nomas are typical Bolivian speech patterns used to make a request sound softer or more polite).
Sueltitos nomas, I do not have any change.
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A slang term for cash or coins (it refers to the boliviano, the national currency of Bolivia).
I can't go to the bar, I only have a few MORLAKOS in my pockets.
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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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Refers to money in the form of bills, coins, or digital funds. (The word literally translates to silver and is the standard informal term for money in the region.)
I need to withdraw some plata from the ATM. / Bring me the plata you owe me.
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To be flat broke, penniless, or completely out of cash.
I am more RUCHA than an ATM on a Sunday. / Man, I ended up RUCHO today, what a shame.
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Small change, typically referring to coins or low-denomination bills used to pay for minor purchases or to break a larger note.
I had to pay with 20 dollars because I did not have any sencillo: Dad, do you have any sencillo to break this 10 dollar bill?
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Varo refers to money or cash. It is a contemporary alternative to lana (a common slang term for money that literally means wool).
That car costs a lot of varo. I have plenty of varo, let's go to the club. That guy is making varo.
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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 common slang term for money or cash.
Hondurans generally call money pisto.
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1. Bedrooms or areas of a house used for sleeping. 2. Money or cash.
1. A: How many cuartos are in your house? B: Two. 2. Pay me back the cuartos I lent you to buy the car.
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