Platanera

Platanera

A basic, cheap calculator commonly used in corner stores or small businesses (derived from the idea that these devices are only for simple transactions like selling plantains).

Hand me the platanera because this bill is too big.

Automatically translated from Spanish

• #trabajo
• #venta
• #precio
• #comercio
• #negocio
• #costo
• #calculadora

República Dominicanaby IndividuoJuly 23, 2012Word of the day · May 30, 2013

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Platanera

It refers to the banana plant and, more commonly, to the entire farm or plot of land dedicated to growing them. It is a very common term in producing regions like the Canary Islands (the main banana-producing region in Spain, where these plantations are a defining part of the landscape).

That path goes through a massive platanera just before reaching the cliff.

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Españaby La GaditanaOctober 13, 2025

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Platanera

A nickname for the Daihatsu Hijet or similar small utility trucks, called this because they are commonly used to sell plantains from the truck bed (these micro-trucks are the standard vehicle for street vendors in the Dominican Republic).

Get the platanera for me, I have to work.

Automatically translated from Spanish

• #camioneta
• #platano
• #guagua
• #daihatsu

República Dominicanaby AnónimoNovember 1, 2014

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Platanera

A basic, no-frills calculator that only performs simple math like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and sometimes percentages or square roots. (The name refers to the cheap models typically used by local street vendors or in small neighborhood shops).

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República Dominicanaby AnónimoAugust 15, 2007

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