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/Sounds like "gah" (as in "garden") + "rroh" + "neh" (as in "net") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To mooch off others, to take advantage of everyone's generosity without ever contributing a single peso in Argentina and Uruguay. Garronear is being the social parasite of the group who always eats, drinks, and enjoys without putting in anything.

Examples

He always garroneas the food and never puts in a peso.

Stop garroneando and buy your own stuff.

Word family

A street intersection in Mexico where red lights turn the sidewalk into a full scene of urban life. Expect vendors selling snacks, windshield washers, jugglers, and every kind of street hustle you can imagine. It is one of those uniquely Mexican spaces where the city pulses loudest.