Caco (Guatemala, Colombia) - Thief, robber
Example: Dicen que hay muchos cacos por aquí. - They say there's too many robbers over here.
Capacha (Chile) - Prison
Example: No me gustaría ir a la capacha. - I wouldn't like to go prison.
Gamín (Colombia) - Usually use drugs
Example: Creo que está en prisión por gamín. - I think he is in prison for being a junkie.
Jinetera (Cuba) - Prostitute who aims for foreign tourists
Example: No la escuches, es una jinetera. - Don't listen to her, she's a prostitute.
Lanza (Chile) - Pickpocket
Example: Ayer un lanza me robó la cartera. - Yesterday, a pickpocket stole my wallet.
Maco (Spain) - Prison
Example: Miguel pasó casi toda su vida en el maco. - Miguel spent almost his entire life in prison.
Mangante (Spain) - Thief
Example: Ese tío es un mangante. - That guy is a thief.
Mangui (Spain) - Thief
Example: Un mangui entró en mi apartamento y me robó el dinero. - A thief broke into my apartment and stole my money.
Paca (Costa Rica) - Police
Example: Creo que deberías llamar a la paca. - I think you should call the police.
Pasma (Spain) - Police
Example: No tengo miedo a la pasma. - I'm not afraid of the police.
Pepazo (Venezuela) - Gunshot
Example: Le dieron un pepazo, por suerte no fue grave. - He got shot, luckily, it wasn't anything serious.
Pillo (Puerto Rico) - Thief, robber
Example: Tengo camaras de seguridad por todos lados para atrapar a los pillos. - I have security cams everywhere to catch the robbers.
Raponero (Colombia) - Robber, thief, purse snatcher
Example: Me dijeron que tenga cuidado con los raponeros. - I've been told to be careful about the robbers.
Ratero (México) - Thief, robber
Example: Espero que atrapen al ratero. - I hope they catch the robber.
Tamal (Nicaragua) - Thief, robber
Example: Atraparon al tamal de las noticias. - They caught the robber from the news.
Timar (Spain) - To cheat, to scam
Example: Ten cuidado con que te vayan a timar. - Be careful, don't get yourself scammed.
Tombo (Perú) - Police
Example: Será mejor llamar al tombo - We better call the police.
Tongo (Panamá) - Police, police officer
Example: El tongo me quitó mi licencia. - The cop took my license away.
Traqueto (Colombia) Drug dealer
Example: ¡No soy ningun traqueto! - I ain't no drug dealer!
Trola (Argentina) - Prostitute
Example: Dicen que pagó una trola. - They say he paid for a prostitute.
Trucho (Argentina) - False, Fraudulent.
Example: Este billete es trucho. - This ticket is fraudulent.