talamontes

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Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of tala (to chop down) +‎ montes (mountains, hills).

Noun

talamontes m or f by sense (plural talamontes)

  1. logger (especially an illegal one)
    • 2018 June 30, “¡Hasta la victoria!: Indígenas de México contra las elecciones”, in El Nuevo Diario, archived from the original on 21 July 2022:
      Como muchos alcaldes del país, el ganador Roberto Bautista llegó al poder otorgando a sus allegados altos puestos del ayuntamiento, y protegió a talamontes armados del crimen organizado que sembraron el terror en la comunidad.
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