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/Sounds like "yahr" (as in "yard") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

In Chicano slang, a yard worker who cuts lawns and does gardening for other people's homes. From English "yard." Hard honest work under the sun, and the economic backbone of many barrio families in the US.

Examples

My dad has spent twenty years as a yardero for wealthy homeowners.

I picked up a yardero gig on weekends to make some extra cash.

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Regional synonyms

A polite, indirect way of saying someone is on their period, used across Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Spain. It appears wherever naming menstruation directly feels too blunt. Worth noting: using it to explain a woman's mood is a quick way to come across as dismissive.