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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

Confused, disoriented, or completely out of the loop. Across Central America, a desbolado shows up late to understand what is happening, acts on bad or missing information, and often finds out about important changes after everyone else already knew.