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Bandera de México

/Sounds like "tra" + "MO" (as in "mocha") + "ya"/

A scheme or deceptive plan designed to take advantage of someone. In Mexico it describes a dirty play where someone outsmarts another person through trickery. Originally a theater term for stage machinery, it evolved to mean any behind the scenes manipulation.

Example

"Le armaron una tramoya para quitarle el puesto. -> They set up a scheme to take his position away."

"No te dejes, eso es pura tramoya del vendedor. -> Don't fall for it, that's just a trick from the salesman."

Regional synonyms:

Dos galletas unidas por dulce de leche y cubiertas de chocolate, el snack argentino y uruguayo más famoso del planeta. El alfajor viene en mil versiones y sabores, pero el clásico de maicena sigue siendo imbatible.