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/Sounds like "see" (as in "see") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "yoh" (as in "yoke")/
A spineless lackey who does whatever it takes to please those in power. In Argentina and Spain, cipayo (originally an Indian soldier serving colonial rulers) became the word for anyone who slavishly serves foreign or elite interests at the expense of their own people.
“Ese político es un cipayo de las grandes corporaciones.”
“That politician is a lapdog for the big corporations.”
“Don't be a sellout, stand up for what you actually believe.”
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/Sounds like "see" (as in "see") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "yoh" (as in "yoke")/
A spineless lackey who does whatever it takes to please those in power. In Argentina and Spain, cipayo (originally an Indian soldier serving colonial rulers) became the word for anyone who slavishly serves foreign or elite interests at the expense of their own people.
“Ese político es un cipayo de las grandes corporaciones.”
“That politician is a lapdog for the big corporations.”
“Don't be a sellout, stand up for what you actually believe.”
Tunco
In El Salvador and Honduras, a pig or hog. Also used colloquially to call someone dirty or messy, like "pig" in English.