buchaca

la buchaca
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. pocket
No sé dónde puse las llaves. - ¿En la buchaca?I don't know where I put my keys. - In your pocket?
2. (billiards)
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
Regionalism used in Cuba
(Cuba)
Regionalism used in El Salvador
(El Salvador)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. pocket
¿Cuántas buchacas tiene una mesa de billar? - Creo que seis.How many pockets does a billiard table have? - Six, I think.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(prison)
Regionalism used in El Salvador
(El Salvador)
Regionalism used in Honduras
(Honduras)
a. can
A Ramón lo metieron en la buchaca por lavado de dinero.Ramon was thrown in the can for money laundering.
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