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timo

scam

noun TEE-moh Rare

Also means

thymus

Usage Note

Timo has two unrelated meanings: colloquially it is a swindle or fraud (ese negocio es un timo), and anatomically it is the thymus gland (el timo produces T-cells). Context makes the sense clear. The colloquial sense comes from the verb timar ('to swindle').

Examples

"Ese producto es un timo."

Natural Translation

That product is a scam.

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