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What does «el pelagato» mean in Dominican Spanish?
el pelagato
a nobody, a broke chancer
| Meaning | a nobody, a broke chancer |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | el pelagatos, el don nadie |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Ese pelagato no tiene ni pa'l concho.»
That nobody doesn't even have money for the bus.
Someone with no money and no scruples either. It is dismissive on both counts.
Related Dominican words
- bultero / bultera — all talk, a big mouth
- cualto — money
- don / doña — sir / ma'am
- el guaremate — a nobody, a small-time guy
- el muchacho / la muchacha — guy / girl
- el mujerón — a stunning, serious woman
- el tiguerón — a big-time hustler
- estar arrancao — to be flat broke, penniless
- estar en olla — to be broke
- estar roto — to be broke
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