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/Sounds like 'BEES-neh'/

An informal hustle or side deal — a quick money-making scheme on the fringes of the formal economy. In Cuba, bisne is survival ingenuity: finding ways to make money through informal trading, deals, and gigs when official channels don't provide enough.

Example

"Tiene un bisne de vender ropa americana por debajo del agua."

"¿Qué bisne te traes? → He's got a side hustle selling American clothes on the down-low."

"What hustle are you running?"

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Falso, de mala calidad, pirata o que no es genuino. En Venezuela y Colombia se usa para describir productos, situaciones e incluso excusas que no convencen.