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/Sounds like "fah" (as in "far") + "YOO" (as in "you") + "kah" (as in "car")/
Smuggled or contraband goods brought into Mexico from abroad without paying customs, the black market treasure of border cities. Fayuca is everything from electronics to clothing sold under the table, usually cheaper and sometimes better than what's in the stores. Border towns run on it.
“He got a TV through smuggled goods for half the price.”
“All the clothes at the street market are smuggled goods.”
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/Sounds like "fah" (as in "far") + "YOO" (as in "you") + "kah" (as in "car")/
Smuggled or contraband goods brought into Mexico from abroad without paying customs, the black market treasure of border cities. Fayuca is everything from electronics to clothing sold under the table, usually cheaper and sometimes better than what's in the stores. Border towns run on it.
“He got a TV through smuggled goods for half the price.”
“All the clothes at the street market are smuggled goods.”
Linyera
A homeless person, a wanderer who carries everything they own and lives on the street. In Argentina and Uruguay, 'linyera' is used without cruelty, it's a descriptive word for someone who sleeps rough and moves through the city with their entire life in a bag.