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/ka-FI-shyo/

A pimp — someone who profits from women working in the sex industry. In Argentina, 'cafishio' is lunfardo at its darkest: a word with a specific meaning, no ambiguity, and a long history in Buenos Aires port culture where the term originated among immigrant communities.

Example

"They arrested him for being a pimp in the Constitución neighborhood."

"In those years the port was full of pimps and hustlers."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Persona extremadamente atractiva físicamente, que está buenísima o buenísimo. En el Caribe 'cuero' es un piropo fuerte que destaca la belleza de alguien.