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/Sounds like "seh" (as in "set") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

In Mexico, a holding cell at a police station where detainees are kept before being transferred to the public prosecutor. Anyone who has ever been to a Mexican delegación knows what the separo is.

Examples

He spent the night in the separo for causing a drunken disturbance.

They kept him in the separos until his family came to bail him out.

Regional synonyms

In gaming slang, to immediately kill the enemy who just eliminated your teammate, exchanging deaths to prevent falling behind. Used across Spanish-speaking gaming communities.