noun General Slang

Guita

/ˈɡita/ · noun · slang

Money, cash, dough, the most common Lunfardo word for the folding stuff.

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Definitions

1

Wealth or funds in general, the means to do something.

“Junto guita para viajar. (He's saving up money to travel.)”
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2

Money, cash. The source word likely comes from 'guita' meaning twine or cord (Spanish), possibly via the idea of a string of coins; the Academia Portena del Lunfardo treats the metaphor as the most plausible route.

“No tengo guita para el taxi. (I don't have cash for the taxi.)”
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3

Used in fixed phrases like 'estar sin guita' (to be broke).

“Estoy sin un mango de guita. (I'm completely broke.)”
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Guita In A Sentence

Cuanta guita ganaste? (How much money did you make?)
The tango lament always circles back to la guita that ran out.
Gasto toda la guita en el bandoneon. (He spent all his money on the bandoneon.)

Origin & Usage

Lunfardo from early-1900s Buenos Aires, documented by the Academia Portena del Lunfardo; most plausibly from Spanish 'guita' (twine/cord), via the image of a string of coins, though the link is inferential rather than certain.

Variants guitomango (related)
Tags #lunfardo#spanish#argentine#tango#argot#money

People Also Ask

What does guita mean?

It means money or cash in Argentine and Uruguayan slang.

Where did guita come from?

Most likely from the Spanish word for twine or cord, evoking a string of coins.

How do you say 'I'm broke' with guita?

Estoy sin guita, or more emphatically 'estoy sin un mango'.

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