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Word: cosido (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1941-1941
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...jungle with a band that soon grew to 30 or 40 members. Objects of his wrath were the brokers and big companies, who not only dictated sales prices but sometimes charged as much as 30% interest on loans. Sweeping out of the jungle in organized forays, Mate Cosido* and his well-armed men have staged at least seven big holdups, netting over 90,000 pesos ($21,420). He distributes the loot among the neediest farmers and pickers, thereby assuring himself concealment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: Hitler in the Jungle | 5/26/1941 | See Source »

...Authorities differ on the spelling and significance of Peralta's nickname. Spelled Mate Cocido, it means brewed yerba mate, a native tea, on which the bandit lived during a prison term. Spelled Mate Cosido, it refers to a wound Peralta got in a brush with police, means, in slang, Sutured Conk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: Hitler in the Jungle | 5/26/1941 | See Source »

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