/GAM-ba/
A hundred-peso Argentine bill — the basic unit of street-level financial slang in Buenos Aires. 'Gamba' also means leg in Italian lunfardo, which is how the Argentine peso bill got its name. Essential vocabulary for anyone navigating Buenos Aires on cash.
"Give me a hundred for the bus."
"Do you have a hundred? I'm out of cash."
/GAM-ba/
A hundred-peso Argentine bill — the basic unit of street-level financial slang in Buenos Aires. 'Gamba' also means leg in Italian lunfardo, which is how the Argentine peso bill got its name. Essential vocabulary for anyone navigating Buenos Aires on cash.
"Give me a hundred for the bus."
"Do you have a hundred? I'm out of cash."
Caña
Resaca o malestar del día después de beber demasiado alcohol. En Chile y España es esa sensación horrible de dolor de cabeza y náuseas que te hace jurar que nunca vas a volver a tomar.