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/Sounds like "gwah" (as in "Guam") + "GEH" (as in "get") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A bus driver in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic, where a bus is called a guagua. The Caribbean public transit driver who rides with the radio blasting and knows every street and shortcut in the neighborhood by heart.

Examples

The bus driver slammed the brakes and everyone lurched forward.

My uncle has been a bus driver for twenty years and wouldn't trade it for anything.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Perú
Colectivero

A Paraguayan word for someone who is unpleasant, grumpy, or just plain bad-tempered by nature. The argel snaps at people, has no patience, and radiates a sour energy that makes you want to choose a different line at the supermarket or a different window at the bank. "Qué argel" is the standard Paraguayan sigh when you run into one.