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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).
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]
See as example Category:English words Subcategories ... Spanish-language idioms ... Spanish slang (1 C, 12 P) Spanish profanity (34 P) Spanish-language names (3 C, 4 P)
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.
The Guardian credits rap culture and Black vernacular language as early pioneers of the word, with A Tribe Called Quest releasing "Vibes and Stuff" in 1991 and Quincy Jones notably launching Vibe ...
"Zorra" was written and produced by the members of Nebulossa: Mery Bas and Mark Dasousa. [2] The title of the song, repeated multiple times in the lyrics, literally means "vixen" (i.e. a female fox) but is also connected to vulgar connotations, as it is more often used to mean "bitch" or "slut" in Spanish slang. [3]
The slang word "pedo" literally means "fart," but the word has other meanings, like in the expression the pop star used. The concert Thursday in Buenos Aires was the first of Swift's Eras Latin ...
Spanish street ad in Madrid humorously showing baidefeis instead of the Spanish gratis (free). Baidefeis derives from the English "by the face"; Spanish: por la cara, "free". The adoption of English words is very common in Spain. Fromlostiano is a type of artificial and humorous wordplay that translates Spanish idioms word-for-word into English.