Money.
The standard casual word for money across Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. "No tengo pisto" is I am broke.
In Spain "pisto" is a vegetable stew, closer to ratatouille. Ordering pisto in Madrid gets you lunch.
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