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/Sounds like "reh" (as in "red") + "AH" (as in "art") + "lehs" (as in "let")/

Meaning

Money, cash, bread, the informal Mexican term for cash that echoes the old colonial currency. Asking '¿tienes reales?' is like asking 'you got any bread?', casual, street-level, and understood by everyone.

Examples

You got any cash? The entrance fee is two hundred.

I don't have any money on me right now, I'll pay you back tomorrow without fail.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Nicaragua
Pisto
Bandera de México
Plata

An informal nickname for Panamanians, derived from the Panama Canal which is a source of national pride. It's used with great pride to identify those born in Canal country who carry it in their hearts.