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/Sounds like "roh" (as in "row") + "chah" (as in "chat") + "BOOS" (as in "boot")/

Meaning

A police riot-control truck in Peru that shoots water jets to break up protests. The classic anti-riot vehicle that shows up at every major demonstration.

Examples

They brought out the water cannon to disperse the march.

We ran when the riot truck started spraying water.

Regional synonyms

To mooch off others, to take advantage of everyone's generosity without ever contributing a single peso in Argentina and Uruguay. Garronear is being the social parasite of the group who always eats, drinks, and enjoys without putting in anything.