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/tor-SI-do/

Corrupt, dishonest, or operating outside the law. In Mexico, 'torcido' describes anyone who bends rules for personal gain — the official who takes bribes, the cop who plants evidence, the bureaucrat who only moves when paid. The word implies deliberate, knowing wrongdoing.

Example

"That cop is dirty — everyone in the neighborhood knows it."

"Don't trust that accountant, he's crooked and has a record."

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Persona que prepara y vende tacos, ya sea en un puesto callejero o en una taquería establecida. El taquero es una figura legendaria de la cultura gastronómica mexicana.