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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "loh" (as in "loan") + "TEH" (as in "ten") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A street vendor who roasts and sells elotes (corn on the cob) and esquites from a cart. The elotero is a living institution of Mexican street food culture, found on every corner.

Examples

The elotero comes down my street every afternoon with his cart.

Get an esquite with chile and lime from the elotero.

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Regional synonyms

A plainclothes detective or investigative police officer in Chile, the cop without a uniform who works undercover. The 'tira' watches, follows, and operates in shadows. In working-class neighborhoods, being tagged as a tira can follow someone for years.