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/Sounds like "CHAHM" (as in "chat") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "DOO" (as in "due") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/
In Honduras, tough, grueling, or poorly paid work. Chamba dura is what you call a job that wears you down without enough reward to make it worth it.
“That's chamba dura, all day under the sun for nothing.”
“I stuck with the chamba dura because I needed the cash.”
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In Honduras, tough, grueling, or poorly paid work. Chamba dura is what you call a job that wears you down without enough reward to make it worth it.
“That's chamba dura, all day under the sun for nothing.”
“I stuck with the chamba dura because I needed the cash.”
Mataperros
A lazy person who hangs around on street corners all day with no job, no purpose, and nowhere to be. In the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, a mataperros is that guy who is always out there doing nothing, someone the neighborhood knows by name and reputation.