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/Sounds like "tee" (as in "tea") + "RAHR" (as in "rapper") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

In Peru, to hitchhike on the road by standing at the roadside with your thumb up, hoping someone will give you a free ride.

Examples

We ran out of bus fare and had to hitchhike to the next town.

He hitchhiked for half an hour and nobody stopped.

Regional synonyms

To loaf around or waste time doing nothing productive in El Salvador. Someone who is "bartoleando" is drifting without purpose or direction.