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Bandera de Argentina

/Sounds like 'RAH-tee'/

A cop, police officer, or any law enforcement agent — lunfardo slang from Buenos Aires that locals use to refer to the police without drawing attention. Rati is part of the coded vocabulary of the Buenos Aires streets, where calling something by its real name is always optional.

Example

"Cuidado, hay un rati en la esquina. → "Watch out — there's a cop on the corner."

"Los ratis pararon el auto para un control. → "The cops pulled the car over for a check."

Regional synonyms:

Jugo de caña de azúcar fresco o ligeramente fermentado, típico de las zonas tropicales de Venezuela, Colombia y Ecuador. Se vende en puestos callejeros donde prensan la caña frente a ti y te lo sirven con hielo.