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/Sounds like "reh" (as in "red") + "boos" (as in "boot") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "seh" (as in "set") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

To figure it out, to hustle and make money or solve a problem with whatever you have on hand and pure creativity. It's the verb of Latin survival: when there are no resources, there's ingenuity.

Examples

She hustles selling empanadas on the corner.

Gotta rebuscársela somehow this month.

Word family

A witty, charming person who wins people over instantly, especially in Andalusia, Spain. Being "salao" means having a natural gift for making people laugh and a breezy, effortless charisma.