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From standard Spanish acicalado bembé a big party. [3] [6] bichote Important person. From English big shot. [7] birras Beer. [3] bochinche gossip [8] boricua The name given to Puerto Rico people by Puerto Ricans. [3] bregar To work on a task, to do something with effort and dedication. [9] broki brother or friend. [5] cafre a lowlife.
For example, a Latinate word might enter English by way of Old French, but enter Spanish directly from Latin. Such differences can introduce changes in spelling and meaning. Although most of the cognates have at least one meaning shared by English and Spanish, they can have other meanings that are not shared.
This word ending—thought to be difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce at the time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely used in Mexico and ending in "-te" is highly likely to have a Nahuatl origin.
para estafarte - to rip you off; para forzar/obligar - to force; paraje - place; para navegar - to sail; para oprimir - to oppress; para preservar - to preserve; para que decir - what to say; para que puedan sobrevivir - so they can survive; para que yo nos ayude a entender - so that I can help us understand; para todos ustedes - for all of you
This is a list of Spanish words which are considered to be of Basque origin. Some of these words existed in Latin as loanwords from other languages . [ clarification needed ] Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may also appear on a list of Spanish words from a different language .
Naco (fem. naca) is a pejorative word often used in Mexican Spanish that may be translated into English as "low-class", "uncultured", "vulgar" or "uncivilized ". [1] A naco (Spanish: ⓘ) is usually associated with lower socio-economic classes. Although, it is used across all socioeconomic classes, when associated with middle - upper income ...
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