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Dominican Spanish: Standard Spanish: English: Dominican slang: tató (shortened from "está todo (bien)") bien: good, fine guapo/-a: agresivo/-a or enojado/-a (in Spain apuesto/-a ) brave, combative or angry, upset chinola: maracuyá: passion fruit: lechoza: papaya: papaya / pawpaw Cuarto (archaism occasionally used in standard Spanish also ...
The word, in Chile, Colombia, and El Salvador, can refer to a cocaine dealer, or it can refer to a "fool". In Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, it has different meanings depending on the situation. It can range from ¡Te cogieron de pendejo! ("You were swindled!") to ¡Qué tipa pendeja! ("What a dumbass!"
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]
Its original meaning was 'wrong, bad or incorrect'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.86.248.171 18:29, 15 November 2010 (UTC) Its use has spread recently and it is also now found in Brazilian Portuguese slang with the same meaning as in Caribbean Spanish slang. No doubt due to the growing affluence of the Latin American middle class ...
New slang terms and slang phrases pop up every day in Puerto Rico, and there are a few commonly used words that will make your stay in this city a little more interesting.
According to their findings, 41% of Americans think their state has unique words and phrases that might be unfamiliar to outsiders. Here are the most popular slang terms from each state across the ...
Another theory is that the word "matador" is derived from a combination of the Vulgar Latin mattāre, from Late Latin mactare (to slaughter, kill) and the Latin -tor (which is cognate with Greek τορ -tōr and Sanskrit तर -tar-.) [17] merengue a type of music and dance originating in the Dominican Republic mesa from mesa, table < latin mensa.
Los tres golpes (the three hits) [4] is the slang name given by Dominicans consisting of fried Dominican-style salami, fried cheese, and fried eggs served alongside mangú. . The salami and cheese can be coated in flour before frying for a more crispy textu