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bachaquero
🇻🇪 Spanish slang from Venezuela
What does “bachaquero” mean?
reseller of scarce goods at a mark-up
Example
“La harina solo la tienen los bachaqueros.”
Only the resellers have flour.
Good to know
From "bachaco", a leaf-cutter ant; born in the shortages of the 2010s.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
💼 Work💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: revendedor
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