derecho de piso
Spanish, noun/deˌɾet͡ʃo de ˈpiso/
derecho de piso is spelled D-E-R-E-C-H-O-D-E-P-I-S-O (13 letters). Derecho de piso is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “A fee, akin to protection money, that business owners are obligated to pay to drug cartels for the "right" to operate their businesses in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does derecho de piso mean in English?
noun
- 1
MexicoinformalmasculineA fee, akin to protection money, that business owners are obligated to pay to drug cartels for the "right" to operate their businesses in territories controlled by these criminal organizations.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of derecho de piso
- derechos de piso plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce derecho de piso?
- /deˌɾet͡ʃo de ˈpiso/
- [d̪eˌɾe.t͡ʃo ð̞e ˈpi.so]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.