tutumpote

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Noun

tutumpote m (plural tutumpotes)

  1. (Dominican Republic, derogatory) big cheese; bossyboots
    • 2016 November, ““Lo dijo Juanbó””, in Listin Diario:
      Con él llegaron al país frases memorables que perduran por más de medio siglo: carros pescuezos largos --sinónimo de ostentación burguesa--; los tutumpotes, para referirse a los adinerados; los hijos de machepa, para identificar a los más pobres.
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