Jarana Spanish

luca

Short answer

In Lima, "luca" means one sol. The register is coloquial — fine among friends, out of place in a job interview or anything written to an institution. The standard Spanish equivalent is "un sol". In use: Está a cinco lucas el kilo.

Part of speechsustantivo
Registercoloquial
Standard Spanishun sol
In useEstá a cinco lucas el kilo.
It is five soles a kilo.

Draft entry — needs a native-speaker check before publishing.

Money slang. Useful at a market, out of place on an invoice.