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This is a glossary of words related to the Mafia, primarily the Italian American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia . administration: the top-level "management" of an organized crime family -- the boss, underboss and consigliere. [ 1] associate: one who works with mobsters, but has not been asked to take the vow of Omertà; an almost confirmed, or made guy.
The most common way to refer to a pimp in Spanish is by using the term chulo as a noun. In some countries, chulo can be used as an adjective somewhat equivalent to "cool" (Ese hombre es un chulo = "That man is a pimp" versus Ese libro es chulo = "That book is cool").
dura. Normally means “hard”, but in Puerto Rican slang means that someone is really good at what they do. [ 3] embustería. series of lies, something that is completely false, a "pack of lies" [ 15] ¡Fo! literally translates to "eww!" or "yuck!" it is often used as an exclamation in reaction to a bad smell.
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.
Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous peoples of the Andes. In Inca mythology she is an "Earth Mother" type goddess, [1] and a fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting, embodies the mountains, and causes earthquakes. She is also an ever-present and independent deity who has her own creative power to sustain life on ...
Latinos have grown up hearing someone be called "negrita" or "negrito," but the Spanish term, a diminutive of Black, stirs debate over whether it's a term of endearment or a legacy of a racist past.
Güey (Spanish pronunciation:; also spelled guey, wey or we) is a word in colloquial Mexican Spanish that is commonly used to refer to any person without using their name. . Though typically (and originally) applied only to males, it can also be used for females (although when using slang, women would more commonly refer to another woman as "chava" [young woman] or "vieja" [old lady])
The United States of America is called 美国 ( Pinyin: měiguó; Jyutping: mei5 gwok3) while the continents of the Americas are called 美洲 ( Pinyin: měizhōu; Jyutping: mei5 zau1 ). There are separate demonyms derived from each word and a United States citizen is referred to as 美国人 ( Pinyin: měiguó rén; Jyutping: mei5 gwok3 yan4 ).