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/Sounds like "dehs" (as in "debt") + "poh" (as in "port") + "HAHR" (as in "hard")/

Meaning

To forcibly take someone's belongings, especially their car or motorcycle in a street robbery. In Mexico it's the term police and street speakers use for a violent vehicle carjacking.

Examples

They carjacked his truck at gunpoint at the traffic light.

There have been motorcycle robberies on that avenue, better not go at night.

Regional synonyms

Slow-cooked meat prepared by wrapping it in maguey leaves and cooking it in an underground pit for hours. The quintessential Sunday breakfast dish in Mexico, especially in Hidalgo and central Mexico, eaten with consomé (the cooking broth) and fresh tortillas.