Acarreado/a

(nm/f)
B2 (¡Nivelazo!)Colloquial 🗯️Used EVERYWHERE 🇲🇽

Meanings / Uses:

👉 bussed-in attendee / someone brought in just for show

This is the word used to describe people who are taken (often literally bussed) to events — especially political rallies — to make the crowd look bigger.

Examples:

Esos no son voluntarios… son puros acarreados.
Those aren’t volunteers… they’re just bussed-in people.
Lo llevaron de acarreado a la reunión.
They dragged him to the meeting.

🔁 Similar words:

acarrearacarreoarreadopalero

⚠️ Tone

✅ Colloquial and widely understood.

❌ Often has strong political associations!

Useful Chunks:

  • puros acarreados just planted attendees
  • ir de acarreado to attend because you were brought / dragged

🦜 El Rincón del Cotorreo

Checking login…