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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "nah" (as in "nacho") + "DOHR" (as in "door")/

Meaning

A person who collects trash, cardboard, plastic, and recyclable materials from the streets to sell them. They're essential to Mexico's informal recycling system and work incredibly hard for very little money.

Examples

The waste pickers sort the plastics from the cardboard every day.

Without waste pickers there'd be way more trash in the streets.

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Regional synonyms

To dance reggaeton with full intensity and zero inhibitions. Perrear duro is not casual dancing: it means throwing yourself completely into the rhythm, body and soul, without caring who is watching. The pinnacle of urban Caribbean dance culture.