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Bandera de México

/Sounds like 'fah-YOO-kah'/

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.

Example

"Consiguió una pantalla de fayuca a mitad de precio. → "He got a TV through smuggled goods for half the price."

"Toda la ropa del tianguis es fayuca. → "All the clothes at the street market are smuggled goods."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Puertorriqueño, persona de Puerto Rico. Viene de Borinquen, el nombre taíno original de la isla, y es un gentilicio que los puertorriqueños llevan con orgullo infinito: lo tatúan, lo cantan y lo gritan al mundo.