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/Sounds like "koo" (as in "cool") + "chee" (as in "cheek") + "YEH" (as in "yes") + "roh" (as in "row")/
A person skilled with a knife, especially in the gaucho and lunfardo tradition. Historically the cuchillero settled disputes with a blade. Today it can refer to someone looking for a fight.
“The legend of the cuchillero is part of Rioplatense folklore.”
“Don't mess with that one, he's a tough knife-fighter from way back.”
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A person skilled with a knife, especially in the gaucho and lunfardo tradition. Historically the cuchillero settled disputes with a blade. Today it can refer to someone looking for a fight.
“The legend of the cuchillero is part of Rioplatense folklore.”
“Don't mess with that one, he's a tough knife-fighter from way back.”
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.