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/Sounds like "trye" + "LEH" (as in "let") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A long-haul truck driver in Chicano and Mexican Spanish, from English "trailer." A profession of pride in the community: weeks at a time on the road hauling cargo across the US.

Examples

My dad is a trailero, he's gone two weeks and back one.

You make good money as a trailero, but you barely see your family.

Regional synonyms

Change, coins, or small bills in Mexico and other Latin American countries. It's the small money you need for buses, tips, and street vendors who never have change for large bills.