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/Sounds like "bees" (as in "bee") + "NEH" (as in "net") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

In Cuba, someone who makes a living through informal deals, buying and selling whatever they can to get by. From English "business," it describes the person who always has something cooking.

Examples

That bisnero can get you whatever you need, just ask him.

He became a bisnero and now he's never short of anything.

Regional synonyms

In the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, a person from the upper class with economic privilege. More of a social class marker than a strictly racial one, often used ironically to point out the disconnect between the wealthy and everyone else.