Jarana Spanish

misio

Short answer

In Lima, "misio" means broke, with no money. 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 "sin dinero". In use: Estoy misio hasta fin de mes.

Part of speechadjetivo
Registercoloquial
Standard Spanishsin dinero
In useEstoy misio hasta fin de mes.
I'm broke until the end of the month.

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

About a temporary state, not poverty as a condition. Said about oneself far more often than about others, where it would be rude.