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This article is a summary of common slang words and phrases used in Puerto Rico. Idiomatic expressions may be difficult to translate fully and may have multiple meanings, so the English translations below may not reflect the full meaning of the expression they intend to translate.
People in Puerto Rico love creating new slang so much that getting colloquialisms into the Diccionario Real de la Academia Espa–ola, or the Royal Spanish Academy's Dictionary, is practically a ...
Literal meaning, if any, in this format (without the curly brackets): {Literally, <literal translation>}. English meaning/definition. Examples in quotes and italics, followed by the English equivalent inside parenthesis. Origin of the term, if known.
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.
Newroz has seen many bans in Turkey, as Turkey has a strong and long history of trying to suppress Kurdish history and culture. It has only been celebrated legally since 1992 after the ban on the Kurdish language was lifted. The holiday is now officially allowed in Turkey after international pressure on the Turkish government to lift culture bans.
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
Newroz is back. An ancient Kurdish festival, with joy and verdure. For many years, the flower of our hopes was downtrodden The poppy of spring was the blood of the youth It was that red colour on the high horizon of Kurd Which was carrying the happy tidings of dawn to remote and near nations It was Newroz which imbued the hearts with such a fire
Getty Images New Orleans, La., is an eclectic melting pot of different cultures. The city's colorful history includes Native Americans, the French and the Spanish. New Orleans, consequently, has a ...