/Sounds like "TEE" (as in "tea") + "rah" (as in "rah")/
The police or a cop, said in a derogatory way or as a code word among friends to warn that the law is coming. In Mexico, saying 'ahí viene la tira' is the alarm signal for everyone to straighten up or run.
"Run, here comes la tira!"
"La tira caught him stealing from the store."
"Don't do that here, it's full of tiras."
/Sounds like "TEE" (as in "tea") + "rah" (as in "rah")/
The police or a cop, said in a derogatory way or as a code word among friends to warn that the law is coming. In Mexico, saying 'ahí viene la tira' is the alarm signal for everyone to straighten up or run.
"Run, here comes la tira!"
"La tira caught him stealing from the store."
"Don't do that here, it's full of tiras."
Alero
Amigo cercano que siempre está ahí para ti y te cubre las espaldas cuando lo necesitas. En Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador 'alero' es hermano de vida.