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/Sounds like "kahn" (as in "car") + "tee" (as in "tea") + "NEH" (as in "net") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A bartender who works the bar and serves drinks at a cantina. The cantinero knows all his regulars and sometimes doubles as the neighborhood's best therapist.

Examples

The cantinero already knows what I drink, I don't even have to order.

I told the cantinero my problems while he poured me another tequila.

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Regional synonyms

In Mexico, a street vendor who pushes a cart through neighborhoods trading old clothes, scrap metal, and household items for cash or more old things. His recorded loudspeaker cry is part of the sound landscape of any Mexico City colonia.