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Tag: acera

Definitions tagged acera in the street dictionary.

Veredita

A diminutive form of the word for sidewalk, referring to the path where pedestrians walk. (In Peru, vereda is the standard everyday term for sidewalk, whereas acera is more formal).

Camilo, walk on the veredita.

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Contén

A sidewalk or the concrete curb at the edge of a street.

1. Don't sit on that contén, it is dirty. 2. Don't walk in the street, get on the contén. 3. Get the car off the contén.

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Cuneta

Those are the street gutters or curbs where water flows along the road (in the Dominican Republic, the curb is specifically referred to as a conten).

The bed for many drunks: the Cuneta.

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Enlozado

A high concrete sidewalk or ledge where neighbors gather to sit and chat (common in traditional Venezuelan neighborhoods where social life often happens in the street).

The neighborhood groups would sit and chat on the enlozado.

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