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/Sounds like "bah" (as in "bar") + "kah" (as in "car") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "oh" (as in "oh")/

Meaning

Skinny, scrawny, with no muscle or body mass. In Venezuela and Puerto Rico, bacalao describes someone so thin they look like they don't eat, all bones and skin with nothing on top.

Examples

He's all bacalao, needs to eat more and hit the gym.

As bacalao as you are, the wind's gonna blow you away.

In Colombia, to shamelessly overcharge someone or completely drain their wallet. Getting despelucado means walking away with less money than you should have paid, and knowing there was nothing you could do about it.