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/Sounds like "trahm" (as in "tract") + "POH" (as in "port") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

A cheater, someone who consistently bends or breaks the rules without any guilt. Whether it's a card game, an exam, or a relationship, the "tramposo" always looks for shortcuts even at someone else's expense. It implies a pattern, not just a one-time slip.

Examples

Don't play cards with him, he's a total cheater.

Three students got suspended for cheating on the midterm.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Chicanero

Twins in Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. The word comes from the Nahuatl "coatl" meaning twin or serpent, the same root as the Mexican "cuate," but in Central America it keeps the literal meaning of siblings born together. A small linguistic thread connecting modern speech to pre-Columbian language.