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/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "kah" (as in "car") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A person who grows coca leaves in the Andes. In Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia, cocalero is a labor and cultural identity before anything else, not a criminal label. Coca cultivation has deep roots in Andean tradition, and cocaleros have been central figures in regional rights movements and politics.

Examples

The coca farmers marched to demand their rights.

His family has been growing coca for generations.

Regional synonyms

Something that went way over the top, excessive or outrageous. In Argentina and Uruguay it describes situations, prices, or attitudes that are just too much, whether in a good way (an insane goal) or a bad way (absurd rent prices). Think of it as the Argentine way of saying "that is insane."