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Tag: suelto

Definitions tagged suelto in the street dictionary.

sencillo

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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Peso

A 50 cent coin (Panama uses the US dollar as its currency, and this term refers specifically to the half dollar coin).

Two pesos are a dollar: Give me a peso in change.

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Dain

A phonetic adaptation of the English word dime, referring to a 10-cent coin (Panama uses the U.S. dollar as its currency, so American coins have local nicknames).

Can you lend me a dain? : I dropped a dain under the bed.

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Cuara

A phonetic adaptation of the English word quarter, referring to a 25 cent coin (Panama uses the US dollar as its currency).

It only costs one cuara. / Can you change a dollar for cuaras?

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Real

A five-cent coin. While spelled Real, it is usually pronounced rial. (Panama uses the US dollar, and this term refers to the 5-cent piece or nickel).

How many reales do you have? | I was left without a single real in my pocket.

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desacate

A state of being wild, rowdy, or acting without any sense of shame or restraint, often used to describe someone who is partying hard or doing crazy things without stopping. (In the Dominican Republic, it implies being completely uninhibited or turned up).

That girl is desacata, look at the way she is dancing.

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