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/Sounds like "goh" (as in "go") + "RREH" + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A person who always eats, drinks, and enjoys things for free at everyone else's expense without ever contributing. The professional gorrero shows up wherever there's food and drinks but never brings anything or chips in.

Examples

Don't invite that gorrero, he never puts in a peso.

He's such a gorrero he shows up to parties empty-handed.

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Regional synonyms

Literally a black vulture from the Venezuelan plains, but in everyday speech it means someone who only shows up when there's something to gain from someone else's bad luck. The human zamuro circles overhead waiting for things to fall apart so they can swoop in.