Skip to content

Tag: peón

Definitions tagged peón in the street dictionary.

SIRINGUERO

In the Santa Cruz region, this refers to rubber tappers who collect latex from trees (historically, these workers were central to the economy of the Bolivian Amazon lowlands during the rubber boom).

My dad was a siringuero, he worked very hard.

Automatically translated from Spanish

Boliviaby ariadne.sjartha

Changarín

A day laborer or farmhand. It also refers to a freelance porter who helps load and unload luggage at bus terminals, train stations, or taxi stands (in Argentina, these workers often operate informally and rely on tips).

Give a few pesos to the changarín who put the suitcases in the taxi trunk.

Automatically translated from Spanish

Argentinaby DiegoEFE