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/Sounds like "BOO" (as in "boot") + "rrah"/
An old, battered public bus in Mexico, usually the kind that creaks, moves slowly, and serves secondary routes that nothing else reaches. The name comes from "burra" (female donkey) and carries a tone of affectionate resignation: it is not glamorous, but it is the only thing passing through your neighborhood and it gets you there eventually.
“Wait a bit, the burra comes through in about twenty minutes according to the map.”
“I had to take the burra because I did not have money for a taxi.”
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/Sounds like "BOO" (as in "boot") + "rrah"/
An old, battered public bus in Mexico, usually the kind that creaks, moves slowly, and serves secondary routes that nothing else reaches. The name comes from "burra" (female donkey) and carries a tone of affectionate resignation: it is not glamorous, but it is the only thing passing through your neighborhood and it gets you there eventually.
“Wait a bit, the burra comes through in about twenty minutes according to the map.”
“I had to take the burra because I did not have money for a taxi.”
A buenas horas
An ironic Spanish expression for something that arrived way too late to be of any use. Used when help, news, or action finally shows up long after it could have made a real difference. The full phrase is often "a buenas horas mangas verdes," referring to the green-sleeved officers who always showed up after the trouble was already over.