|
Huachicol
The huachicol or guachicol is an adulterated alcoholic beverage. The Mexican Spanish word is also used to name the fuel (gasoline or diesel) adulterated or stolen. People who engage in the illegal activity of stealing and adulterating fuel and alcoholic beverages in Mexico are known as huachicoleros. Etymology According to the studies of Arturo Ortega Morán, a Mexican writer specialized in the origin of the words and expressions of Castilian, the word huachicol comes from the Latin word "aquati", which means watered down. During the sixteenth century the term aquati referred to a technique used in painting, which consists in diluting the pigments in water. When this word was used in France it became "gouache" retaining its meaning. Later, when the name of this technique arrived in Mexico during the 19th century, I used to refer to it as "painting the guach". At that time the tequila and brandy vendors who diluted the drinks with water to obtain more profits, they began to be named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huachicolero
In Mexico, a ''huachicolero'' or ''guachicolero'' is a person dedicated to the theft and illicit sale of motor fuel (primarily petrol and diesel) and adulterated alcoholic beverages. Fuel theft has been on the increase in the country in recent years. Etymology The word derives from ''huachicol'' – originally, according to the Mexican Academy of the Language, an alcoholic beverage adulterated with low-grade alcohol made from sugarcane – plus the suffix ''-ero'', indicating a profession, occupation or device. El Colegio de México's ' offers two definitions for ''huachicol'' or ''guachicol'': a tool comprising a pole with a basket on one end, used to pick fruit from trees, or the person who uses such a tool; and "a criminal who steals fuel by tapping the pipelines that carry it." According to the Academy's ''Diccionario de Mexicanismos'', the term also derives from the word ''guacho'', from the Mayan word ''waach'', which means "thief" in some parts of Mexico. Modern-day illeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |