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A sin in Spain reads "No hay pan para tanto chorizo", a play on words which means 'There isn't enough bread for all the chorizo/thieves).(Photo by DOMINIQUE FAGET / AFP)

What does it mean if a politician is called a 'chorizo'? Who's a 'plumber' in Spanish politics? With corruption on everybody's lips in Spain, it's easy to get lost unless you understand the jargon used everywhere from the news to your local bar.

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