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/Sounds like "TRAHN" (as in "tract") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

A scam, hustle, or rip-off where someone tries to cheat you out of money or take advantage dishonestly. When someone says 'pura tranza' they're warning you it's all fraud.

Examples

That store is a total tranza, they overcharge you without you noticing.

They pulled a tranza on him with the phone, it was a clone.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Tramoya
Bandera de México
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de España
Scam

A compliment tossed at someone in public, usually about their looks. In Spanish-speaking cultures, piropos range from poetic verses to blunt flattery. How welcome they are depends entirely on context and tone: street piropos are increasingly seen as unwanted in big cities.