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/Sounds like "tah" (as in "tar") + "rahn" (as in "rapper") + "TEEN" (as in "tea")/

Meaning

A makeshift street stall or tiny informal business cobbled together from whatever is available in Venezuela. The "tarantín" is that little table or kiosk set up on a corner to sell things.

Examples

She set up a little empanada stand on the corner and it's doing well.

I bought the cigarettes at the street stall on the avenue.

Regional synonyms

To beat someone up severely, to give them a beating they won't forget. In Mexico, 'madrear' is one of the most violent verbs in street vocabulary, used when someone wants to physically assault another person in a brutal and unforgiving manner.