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  2. Spanish profanity - Wikipedia

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    The etymology of the word itself immediately confirms its genuinely Peninsular Spanish origins and preponderance, as opposed to other profanities perhaps more linked to Latin America: it is the combination of the Caló jili, usually translated as "candid", "silly" or "idiot", and a word which according to different sources is either polla ...

  3. Caló (Chicano) - Wikipedia

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    According to Chicano artist and writer José Antonio Burciaga: . Caló originally defined the Spanish gypsy dialect. But Chicano Caló is the combination of a few basic influences: Hispanicized English; Anglicized Spanish; and the use of archaic 15th-century Spanish words such as truje for traje (brought, past tense of verb 'to bring'), or haiga, for haya (from haber, to have).

  4. List of Puerto Rican slang words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    While in other countries this word means "insolence", [13] in Puerto Rico it has an entirely different meaning and is used to describe that something is good, fun, funny, great or beautiful. [14] corillo Friend, or group of friends. [9] dura Normally means “hard”, but in Puerto Rican slang means that someone is really good at what they do. [3]

  5. Puerto Ricans are pushing to make these unique slang words ...

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    Distinct Puerto Rican words like "jevo,", "jurutungo" and "perreo" have been submitted to Spain's Royal Academy- considered the global arbiter of the Spanish language.

  6. Category:Spanish words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    Spanish slang (1 C, 12 P) Spanish profanity (34 P) ... Pages in category "Spanish words and phrases" The following 169 pages are in this category, out of 169 total.

  7. Chicano - Wikipedia

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    Chicano may derive from the Mexica people, originally pronounced Meh-Shee-Ka. [43]The etymology of the term Chicano is the subject of some debate by historians. [44] Some believe Chicano is a Spanish language derivative of an older Nahuatl word Mexitli ("Meh-shee-tlee").

  8. Category:Spanish slang - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Spanish slang" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Barbudos; Bolillo; C.

  9. Caló language - Wikipedia

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    Spanish caló, or Spanish Romani, was originally known as zincaló. Portuguese caló, or Portuguese Romani, also goes by the term lusitano-romani; it used to be referred to as calão, but this word has since acquired the general sense of jargon or slang, often with a negative undertone (cf. baixo calão, 'obscene language', lit. low-level calão).