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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

Guava: the tropical fruit and tree, known by its Guaraní name in Paraguay. The arasa tree is common throughout the country, bearing fruit year-round and widely used for jams, sweets, juices, and eating fresh. Since Guaraní is a co-official language alongside Spanish in Paraguay, words like arasa are part of everyday speech for most Paraguayans.