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Capuchin

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What does Capuchin mean?

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Capuchin

A cheap, homemade kite. In Dominican slang, to be left like a capuchin means to be completely ditched or ignored, comparing the person to a kite whose string has been cut (these kites are typically made by children using plastic bags and broom sticks).

He thought he was part of the group, but they left him hanging like a capuchin.

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo

Capuchin

A simple, homemade kite made from two sheets of notebook paper. One sheet forms the body, while the other is cut into a spiral to create the tail (chichigua is the Dominican word for kite).

My son asked me for a Capuchin for this weekend.

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby Esno84

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