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Definitions tagged aire in the street dictionary.

Sílfano

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).

The sílfano won't let me sleep at night.

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Sereno

The cool, damp night air (it is a common folk belief that exposure to this air after sunset causes illness).

Put on a jacket, you do not want to catch sereno. You have the flu, you should not be outside because of the sereno.

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Abanico

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.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

Nimita

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).

Damn, I'm out of it, I'm seeing Nimita.

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República Dominicanaby derik

Tuso

A single hack or an individual cough. A sequence of these acts is what makes up a coughing fit.

Lately I start coughing from just one Tuso.

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Se lo llevó la Guagua

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.

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo

Gustavito

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).

Junior, you are acting like such a Gustavito.

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Limbo

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.

That girl is in the limbo almost all the time.

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República Dominicanaby toto