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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]
From the Italian "Paesano", meaning a Venezuelan or Italian (or southern European). It is used to describe, in a friendly way, those who are originally from the same world region or country. For instance, a Venezuelan Middle-Eastern can refer to another Middle-Eastern as a "paisano." Panetón = n. From "panettone", meaning an Italian Christmas ...
a song form which started as a street snail-vendor's song in Zarzuela (a popular Spanish form of operetta) cartageneras song form derived from the taranta, with a florid vocal line, more "artistic" and decorative than forceful and rough castañuelas castanets cejilla capotasto or capo, used by guitarists to raise tone of all strings; a ...
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.
Imogen Moreno, a fictional character in the Canadian drama Degrassi; Moreno Venezuelans or Morenos, Venezuelan people who have a mixture of African, Amerindian, and European ancestry; Jose Moreno, a character in the 1930 Broadway stage play Dishonored Lady; Jack Moreno, a character in the 1937 film Man of the People
The Diccionario de la lengua española [a] (DLE; [b] English: Dictionary of the Spanish language) is the authoritative dictionary of the Spanish language. [1] It is produced, edited, and published by the Royal Spanish Academy, with the participation of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language.
The term was used as an ethno-racial exonym for mixed-race castas that evolved during the Spanish Empire. It was a formal label for individuals in official documents, such as censuses, parish registers, Inquisition trials, and others. Priests and royal officials might have classified persons as mestizos, but individuals also used the term in ...
María José Moreno (born 1967), Spanish soprano; Mario Moreno (1911–1993), Mexican comedian/actor better known as Cantinflas; Miguel Moreno (1596–1655), Spanish poet; Nicolás Moreno (artist) (1923–2012), Mexican landscape painter; Pepe Moreno (born 1954), Spanish comic book artist and writer; Pitoy Moreno (1925–2018), Filipino fashion ...