cuentapropista
🇨🇺 Spanish slang from Cuba
What does “cuentapropista” mean?
self-employed (private business owner)
Example
“Mi primo es cuentapropista, tiene una cafetería.”
My cousin's self-employed, he has a café.
Good to know
From "por cuenta propia": private work, allowed since the 1990s.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: trabajador por cuenta propia
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