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

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    List. a sudden nervous reaction, similar to hysterics, or losing control, experienced in response to something [2] ¡Bendito! variants are ¡Ay bendito! and dito - “aww poor you” or “oh my god”; “ay” meaning lament, and “bendito” meaning blessed. [3][4] Referring to food; rotten or damaged. [3] Wild, off the rails, disastrous ...

  3. Spanglish - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Spanglish (a blend of the words "Spanish" and "English") is any language variety (such as a contact dialect, hybrid language, pidgin, or creole language) that results from conversationally combining Spanish and English. The term is mostly used in the United States and refers to a blend of the words and grammar of the two languages.

  4. Ciao - Wikipedia

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    Ciao. Ciao (/ tʃaʊ / CHOW, Italian: [ˈtʃaːo] ⓘ) is an informal salutation in the Italian language that is used for both "hello" and "goodbye". Originally from the Venetian language, it has entered the vocabulary of English and of many other languages around the world.

  5. Esmé - Wikipedia

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    However with regard to spelling (and pronunciation), on one of his surviving letters, dated 1583, he signed himself "Amy". [3] Esme was among the 100 most popular baby names for girls in the UK in 2015. [4] Esme is also used as a short form for the Spanish feminine name Esmeralda, meaning "emerald". [2]

  6. Laura (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Origin and usage. The name Laura is the feminized form of laurus, Latin for " bay laurel plant", which in the Greco-Roman era was used as a symbol of victory, honor or fame. The name represents the embodiment of victory and strength. The name Daphne, derived from Ancient Greek, carries the same meaning.

  7. Help:IPA/Spanish - Wikipedia

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    IPA/Spanish. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Spanish in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first.

  8. List of English–Spanish interlingual homographs - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of words that occur in both the English language and the Spanish language, but which have different meanings and/or pronunciations in each language. Such words are called interlingual homographs. [1][2] Homographs are two or more words that have the same written form. This list includes only homographs that are written precisely ...

  9. Lara (name) - Wikipedia

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    Lara is a feminine given name or a surname in several languages. It can be used as a short form of the name Larissa. It was popularized in the Anglosphere by a character in the 1965 film Dr. Zhivago. [1] Lara is also a water nymph in Roman Mythology who is the mother of the Lares. The name is of uncertain etymology.