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/Sounds like "trah" (as in "tract") + "pah" (as in "park") + "SEH" (as in "set") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A habitual cheater who bends rules and deceives whenever it gives them an edge. In Colombia and Peru, the trapacero can't even play fair when nothing's at stake; dishonesty has just become their default mode of operating.

Examples

That guy cheats even in kids' games.

Don't do business with him, he's been a cheat his whole life.

Regional synonyms

A foolish, ridiculous person who does things so embarrassingly cringeworthy it causes secondhand shame in Central America. Being bayunco is acting so absurd and out of place that people around you don't know whether to laugh or feel sorry.