traficar

/tɾafiˈkaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to smuggle

📦🚫 traficar = tráfico (traffic) + -ar: to move goods illegally, like traffic

Spanish traficar looks almost like English traffic, and it works the same way: it is the verb for trade. It carries the shady sense of moving contraband, such as traficar con drogas (to traffic drugs) or armas (arms).

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