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"Mareros" is a form of "marero", an adjective which is often translated as "sea". "Pandilleros" is a form of "pandillero", a noun which is often translated as "gang member". Learn more about the difference between "mareros" and "pandilleros" below.
marero, el marero, la marera(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (gangster) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (member of a gang) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. gangbanger
La policía arrestó a dos mareros que vendían droga en el barrio.The police arrested two gangbangers who were selling drugs in the neighborhood.
el pandillero, la pandillera(
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)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. gang member
El novio de Evelyn es un pandillero que estuvo en la cárcel varias veces.Evelyn's boyfriend is a gangster who's been in jail a few times.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
