chancho
Slang term for a ticket inspector or conductor on city buses (in Argentina, city buses are called colectivos).
- You don't have your ticket? You're screwed! The chancho just got on.
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Tag: omnibus
Definitions tagged omnibus in the street dictionary.
Argentinatrolebús
An electric bus powered by overhead wires that was a major part of Argentine urban transit during most of the 20th century. While it once operated in many major cities including Buenos Aires, it currently only survives in Rosario, Cordoba, and Mendoza. It is frequently referred to by the shortened name, trole.
Are we going to take the trolebús?
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bondi
A bus. (This is the standard informal term for the public bus system in Argentina, which is officially known as a colectivo).
Yesterday I was waiting half an hour for the bondi. Which bondi drops me off near Plaza San Martin?
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