Maybe the gringo wanted say Plata or plomo as the Fuuu.....g Colombian drug dealer Pablo Escobar said
Yes, that's why I'm Gringo. Constantly goofing up my Texas/Mex slang, but I have a Deaf card because I can't hear it.
I've been where he lives several times (in my distant past) and they still say it on the coast a bit South West.
They owed him pesos & they made a deal- ja, ja / ha, ha!
I could trade a rare Chupacabra feather for the bikes, but that's about as close as I can dream of getting them