robacarros

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of roba (“to rob, to steal”) +‎ carros (“cars”).

Noun

robacarros m or f by sense (plural robacarros)

  1. car thief
    • 2016 October 6, “Vecinos propinan golpiza a supuesto robacarros”, in La Prensa‎[1]:
      Cuando el taxi transitaba por una de las calles del barrio Cabañas, el robacarros miró unas patrullas y trató de huir.
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