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/Sounds like "DAHWN"/

Meaning

Chicano Spanglish for a down payment on a credit purchase, straight from English "down payment." El daun is that first big chunk of cash you put down on a truck or an apartment.

Examples

I saved up for the daun on the truck, I'll pay the rest over time.

They were asking for a really high daun on the apartment.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico, a street vendor who pushes a cart through neighborhoods trading old clothes, scrap metal, and household items for cash or more old things. His recorded loudspeaker cry is part of the sound landscape of any Mexico City colonia.