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/Sounds like "kahn" (as in "car") + "GOO" (as in "good") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

In Spain, a babysitter: a person hired to take care of children while the parents go out for the evening. The word comes from the English "kangaroo" and became established in colloquial Spanish during the second half of the 20th century.

Examples

Contratamos una canguro para poder salir esta noche.

We hired a babysitter so we could go out tonight.

Antes hacía de canguro para pagarse los estudios.

She used to babysit to pay her way through school.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico, someone who dresses sloppily, carelessly, or in poor taste. Going out "fachoso" means looking disheveled and put-together, like you made zero effort.