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/Sounds like "trahn" (as in "tract") + "SEH" (as in "set") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A scammer or shady dealer in Mexico. A transero makes their living through crooked deals and broken promises. Nobody trusts them with money or business.

Examples

Don't buy anything from that transero, he always scams people.

Turns out he was a total transero: promised one thing and delivered another.

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Regional synonyms

A pickup truck in Chicano Spanish, borrowed from English "truck." La troca is a source of neighborhood pride: used for work, moving furniture, and cruising on Sundays all washed and shiny.