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/Sounds like "klah" (as in "clap") + "BEH" (as in "bed") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

In Mexican street slang, a trusted person who hides stolen goods or dirty money in a secret stash (a "clavo"). He is the one who guards the loot until it gets divided up.

Examples

The stash keeper had the cash hidden under the floor of the house.

Nobody knows where the money is, only the keeper knows the hiding spot.

Regional synonyms

In Bolivia, a young boy or teenager, from Aymara and Quechua. A widely used colloquial term on the altiplano for referring to a young person in an informal, everyday way.