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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.
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.
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Consequently, many American English words are now found in the Puerto Rican vocabulary. English has had a fluctuating status as a second official language of the Island, depending on the political party in power at the moment. The majority of Puerto Ricans today do not speak English at home, and Spanish remains the mother tongue of Puerto Ricans.
Learning to tango in Argentina, sipping mate in Paraguay or kissing cheeks in Puerto Rico, Spanish will be the language of choice. Veteran travelers say knowing common Spanish phrases is an ...
Between 1902 and 1948, the main language of instruction in public schools (used for all subjects except for Spanish class) was English. Currently Puerto Rico is nearly unique in having both English and Spanish as its official languages [6] (see also New Mexico). Consequently, many American English words are now found in the vocabulary of Puerto ...
Wikipedia: Articles for deletion/List of Puerto Rican slang words and phrases
I'm Spanish. 9 out of the 32 phrases are very common in Castilian Spanish. I presume quite a lot of the rest are either too local or private jokes. Definitely this list does not show the diversity of Puerto Rican Spanish. Delete it. --alfanje 01:44, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC) Keep.
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