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/Sounds like "plah" (as in "plan") + "YEH" (as in "yes") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

A casual short-sleeve t-shirt in Mexico, the garment you wear most in your daily life. From your favorite team's playera to the one you sleep in, every Mexican has an infinite collection.

Examples

I got a playera at the tianguis for 50 pesos.

Put on a clean playera, we're going out.

Regional synonyms

Literally a black vulture from the Venezuelan plains, but in everyday speech it means someone who only shows up when there's something to gain from someone else's bad luck. The human zamuro circles overhead waiting for things to fall apart so they can swoop in.