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/Sounds like "keh" (as in "kept") + "BRAHR" (as in "bra")/

Meaning

In Mexican and Colombian street slang, to kill someone. Used specifically in urban violence and organized crime contexts to describe a murder. The word is direct and chilling in those settings.

Examples

They killed him for getting mixed up with the wrong people in the neighborhood.

They say the same people who owed him money ordered the hit.

Regional synonyms

Open terrain with no buildings or dense vegetation, a plain. In Mexico and Guatemala the phrase "a la pampa" means outdoors or out in the open with zero cover or shelter. Used when an activity is happening completely outside with no protection from the sun, rain, or anything else.