Spanish Colombia

lucas

Slang USED Very frequently BY Young People

(n.) • "Lucas", alternatively spelled as "Lukas", is a local and informal way of referring to currency, more specifically the Colombian peso. It almost always omits the "thousand" particle since the Colombian peso is very devaluated, the "X thousand pesos" is implicit when saying "X lucas". Also related to: "Palo", a slang referring to a million of Colombian pesos.

"Una pola cuesta 2 lucas."

''A beer costs 2000 lucas.''

Spanish Colombia

lucas

Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Teens

(n.) • Word used to denote a thousand Colombian pesos.

“¿Amigo, tienes 10 lucas que me prestes?”

“Friend, do you have ten thousand pesos you can lend me?“