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vellón
🇵🇷 Spanish slang from Puerto Rico
What does “vellón” mean?
a five-cent coin, a nickel
Example
“No tengo ni un vellón.”
I haven't got a cent.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: cinco centavos
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