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/Sounds like 'moo-SYOO'/

A foreigner — especially someone European or white-presenting — in Venezuela. Musiú comes from the French 'monsieur' and stuck as the general term for anyone who looks or sounds foreign. It's descriptive rather than insulting, though the tone can vary depending on context.

Example

"Ese musiú del trabajo habla español rarísimo. → "That foreign guy at work speaks the strangest Spanish."

"Vino un musiú a preguntar por el apartamento. → "A foreigner came asking about the apartment."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Algo bueno, agradable, tranquilo o persona relajada y de buena onda. En Argentina se usa para describir tanto cosas positivas como actitudes discretas y sin drama.