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pelao
🇵🇷 Spanish slang from Puerto Rico
What does “pelao” mean?
broke
Example
“No puedo salir, estoy pelao.”
I can't go out, I'm broke.
Good to know
From 'pelado' (peeled).
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: sin dinero
Heard in a conversation
Baseball tonight
Gabi ¡Claro! Voy con el corillo. ¿Tú vienes?
Of course! I’m going with the crew. Are you coming?
Joel Quiero, pero estoy pelao hasta el viernes.
I want to, but I'm broke until Friday.
Gabi ¡Ay bendito! Tranquilo, yo tengo par de chavos.
Aw, poor thing! Relax, I’ve got a bit of money.
🪫 How other countries say “broke”
- 🇵🇪 misioPeru
- 🇻🇪 estar pelandoVenezuela
- 🇪🇸 estar peladoSpain
- 🇨🇴 estar peladoColombia
- 🇲🇽 andar brujaMexico
More from Puerto Rico
- chavosmoney
- un pesoa dollar
- vellóna five-cent coin, a nickel
- pesetaa quarter (25 cents)
- estar en la ollato be broke
- agarraostingy
- cuartosmoney, cash
- tumbarto rip someone off, to rob
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