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/Sounds like "gee" (as in "geese") + "SAHR" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

In Venezuela, to run a shady scheme or exploit a position for illegal personal gain. Guisar means skimming money or taking illicit advantage of a contract, budget, or government post.

Examples

They put him in that position just to guisar from the budget.

Those guys are guisando with government contracts.

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Regional synonyms

Deep sadness, nostalgia, or emotional heaviness caused by missing someone or something. Used in Colombia, guayabo has nothing to do with a hangover here; it is a weight in the soul, the specific ache you carry when someone you loved is no longer part of your daily life and the absence just sits there.