encobijado

encobijado n. a person found wrapped in blankets after being assassinated by drug traffickers or their associates. Also adj. Etymological Note: Fr. Latin Am. Spa. cobija ‘blanket’; Spa. cobijarse ‘to shelter, to be protected.’ (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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