Colombian pharse "empuje berraqera"

Question

Hi

I am interviewing Colombians' living in the United States for my doctoral dissertation and one of the people I interviewed used the term....empuje berraqera to describe Colombian's. He described it as a personal toughness...

however, I am not able to pull this up in Spanishdict.com did I spell it wrong or is it a phrase only used in Colombia?

Thanks, Shawn

I am looking for more Colombian's to interview so contact me if you are interested. Interviews can be done over phone and take about 45 minutes....my disseration is on the Colombian brand/image & how it affects the country's abiltiy to attract tourists - shawn5, Oct 2, 2011

Answer 1

berraquera

ganas , empuje de hacer las cosas, voluntad

title of online link:

deseo trabajar tengo la berraquera y el empuje

My guess: I desire work. I have the will and the drive.

Thank you that makes sense - shawn5, Jan 23, 2012