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/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "lehc" (as in "let") + "tee" (as in "tea") + "BEH" (as in "bed") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A bus driver who operates a public transit bus. In Argentina and Peru, the colectivero has a reputation for driving like a maniac and braking out of nowhere.

Examples

The colectivero slammed the brakes and everyone flew forward.

I asked the colectivero to stop and he completely ignored me.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Cuba
Bandera de República Dominicana
Bandera de Puerto Rico
Guagüero

To dance bachata, a rhythm from the Dominican Republic characterized by hip movements and short steps in a close partner hold. The verb is used in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Spain, where the genre exploded in popularity from the 1990s onward.