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Definitions tagged pale in the street dictionary.

Burra

In betting and lottery slang, a number that few people bet on or that rarely wins. (The term comes from the wooden easel or stand, called a burro, where vendors display tickets that remain unsold).

On Sunday 00 won the first prize, what a damn Burra.

Automatically translated from Spanish

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tripleta

A lottery bet where you choose three numbers between 1 and 100. (In the Dominican Republic, these bets are extremely common and are typically placed at neighborhood lottery kiosks called bancas).

56, 98, 45 (a tripleta).

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Caraquita

An informal, clandestine raffle that was popular before lottery betting shops were legalized. It was named this because it used the winning numbers from Venezuelan lotteries, particularly the one in Caracas. (In the Dominican Republic, betting shops called bancas are now the legal standard for these games.)

He used to sell caraquita but he got a permit and now he owns a chain of betting shops.

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