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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "RROO" + "chah" (as in "chat")/

Meaning

Chicano caló for car or personal ride. The carrucha is your daily driver, the one that takes you to work and around the neighborhood. In classic Chicano culture it carries real identity: customized, painted, lowered, with music turned up. The lowrider is a carrucha taken to its full glory.

Examples

My ride is beat up but it still runs.

Get in the car, let's go already.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de México
Nave

The vibe and energy for going out at night. In Spain, a city or person "with marcha" has a buzzing night scene and the drive to enjoy it until dawn. Madrid is famous for its marcha, where nights start late and end at sunrise.