A poetic regional name used in the province of Salamanca for the sound of wind whistling through cracks and window gaps. (Salamanca is a province in western Spain).
An electric fan. (In Venezuela, this is the common term for an electric fan, whereas in other countries the word usually refers to a handheld folding fan).
I am going to buy an abanico. I left my abanico behind.
The sensation of dizziness or lightheadedness that leads a person to see phantom spots or stars, usually caused by being extremely drunk or a similar state. (Jumo is a Dominican term for a heavy drunk).
An expression used to describe someone who is spacing out, daydreaming, or has completely lost the thread of the current conversation. (In the Dominican Republic, a guagua is a public bus).
1. Jose: Look, that is the girl we were talking about! Maria: But that is Luis's girlfriend! Right, Luisa? Luisa: ...uh! What? What was that? Jose: Oh no! Wake up! Or what? Te llevó la guagua? 2. Juan is always: se lo vive llevando la guagua.
Someone who is full of themselves and thinks they are extremely attractive or hot. They carry themselves as if they have irresistible beauty and charisma. (This often refers to someone acting like a heartbreaker).
A mental state where someone is completely spaced out, dazed, or lost in their own thoughts, losing all track of time and surroundings. It refers to a total lack of focus or being mentally absent.