raspacupos

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Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of raspa (to scrape) +‎ cupos (quotas).

Noun

raspacupos m (plural raspacupos)

  1. illegal seller of foreign currency
    • 2016 May, “Misión bachaco”, in El Nacional:
      Un “bachaquero” que revende productos desaparecidos de los anaqueles por 100 veces su valor actúa con impunidad y violencia porque es parte de una mafia que incluye a guardias nacionales, policías, funcionarios, milicianos, colectivos y ahora, a los llamados CLAP, con los que Maduro ha formalizado la nueva Misión Bachaco, que supera con creces a los raspacupos de hace un par de años.
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