chavito
🇨🇺 Spanish slang from Cuba
What does “chavito” mean?
the old convertible peso (CUC)
Example
“Antes el pan con lechón costaba un chavito.”
The pork sandwich used to cost one convertible peso.
Good to know
Withdrawn in 2021, still talked about.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: peso convertible
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- la shoppingshop selling in hard currency
- la remesamoney sent home by family abroad
- por la izquierdaunder the table, off the books
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