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/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "TOO" (as in "tool") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
In Colombia, smuggled goods or merchandise of questionable origin that entered the country without going through customs or paying taxes. A matute deal is profitable for those who know the border routes, and the word can also describe anything sketchy or off the books.
“Everything at that stall is contraband, not a single receipt in sight.”
“They bought smuggled goods at the border and resold them as legitimate imports.”
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/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "TOO" (as in "tool") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
In Colombia, smuggled goods or merchandise of questionable origin that entered the country without going through customs or paying taxes. A matute deal is profitable for those who know the border routes, and the word can also describe anything sketchy or off the books.
“Everything at that stall is contraband, not a single receipt in sight.”
“They bought smuggled goods at the border and resold them as legitimate imports.”
Jevo
A boyfriend or male romantic partner in the Caribbean Spanish-speaking world. It's the street-level, youthful way of saying 'boyfriend' in Venezuela, Dominican Republic, and Panama.