Definitions tagged amante in the street dictionary.
A collection of suitors, admirers, or side-flings that someone keeps as backup options. It refers to people who are waiting for their turn or a little bit of attention (the term literally translates to livestock).
We started a relationship, but since I am not sure how it will work out, I have not let go of the ganado. He or she does not fulfill everything I want, so I keep my ganado close by.
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A casual partner or friend with benefits, referring to someone you hook up with or see for romantic intimacy without a formal commitment.
Yesterday I went out with my agarre
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The person someone's partner is cheating with, the side piece. (The term is derived from the common Hispanic expression for infidelity, which involves being given horns).
I am my best friend's cuerno.
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A woman who gets involved with married men.
A: That Marina is a trepadora, who would have thought with her innocent act when she had actually been with Jorge Ivan for five years. B: Appearances are deceiving, sister...
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A man who has sexual affairs with married women.
A: Did you meet Laura's Ricardón? B: No way, is Laura cheating on Jaime?
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A mistress or side piece. It is often used pejoratively to describe the other woman as a home-wrecker or social climber.
A: Your cousin told me he saw Francisco with la querida leaving a short-stay motel (in Panama, these drive-in motels are called push-buttons). B: Oh, God. Should we tell your sister?
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A man who loves the nightlife and is prone to cheating and deception. A philanderer or womanizer who habitually keeps affairs on the side (in Argentina, trampa refers to infidelity).
- He is a wild card! A pirata. He loves the night so much he would put an awning over the day.
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1. A steady or official girlfriend. 2. A reliable hookup or booty call who is always down to have sex when asked (the term originates from horse racing slang for a sure bet).
1. The girl you saw yesterday is la fija, I would never bring a side chick to a school reunion. 2. To be honest I am already drunk so I am going to call la fija.
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A slang term for a man with whom a woman has regular sexual relations, whether or not they are in a formal relationship. It is similar to a booty call or a fuck buddy (the root verb machucar means to crush or pound).
Did your sister bring her new boyfriend or is he just her machucante?
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1. Reheated leftovers from a previous meal. 2. A side piece or secret lover someone sees while in an official relationship.
1. I am not cooking today, I am going to eat some calentao. 2. He hardly calls her anymore, I think he has a calentao at work.
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A term used sarcastically by a wife or partner to refer to a woman she suspects is having an affair with her husband. It is a diminutive form of friend used to mock the nature of their relationship and express jealousy.
The wife says to her husband: Oh sure, your amiguita, referring to another woman, like a friend or coworker, because she is jealous.
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In the Dominican Republic, this refers to a mistress or side piece. It is a synonym for someone a person is having an affair with outside of their marriage or main relationship. The term became popular after public comments by a former Dominican congressman nicknamed El Querido, who used baseball metaphors to describe his extramarital partners (referencing second base in baseball, the national sport of the country).
My wife is named Maria and my Segunda Base is Carmen.
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In Mexico, this term refers to someone's girlfriend, wife, or significant other. (It literally means half orange, based on the idea of two halves completing each other to make a whole).
I saw you out for a stroll in the park with your media naranja.
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A man who has an affair with a married woman (the term refers to him walking softly, as if his feet were wrapped in wool, to avoid being heard by the husband).
I better not get home and find her with the pata de lana.
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A slang term for a man someone is involved with, ranging from a casual hookup or lover to a boyfriend. It typically refers to a guy who is physically attractive. (Note: This is a modern term in Lunfardo, the street slang of the Buenos Aires region).
There goes my chongo, chongo come here.
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A man who is a woman's casual sexual partner or occasional hookup.
Tonight I am going to get laid with my chongo, I will not be available! I am hooking up with a total hottie chongo!
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A casual lover or an informal partner you are seeing on the side.
I am going to go see my canchanchan.
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A guy you hook up with occasionally just to have a good time without strings attached: a casual sexual partner without expectations of a future relationship (the term comes from the verb machacar, which means to pound or grind).
I found a very handsome machacante for tonight.
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A man who pursues or courts a woman with sketchy or suspicious motives.
A marchante is courting Susana, and he has shady intentions with her.
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1. A man who dates multiple women at once, telling each one that she is his only love. 2. A news scoop or an unexpected piece of information.
1. Mario is such a Chivo that he does not know how many mistresses he has had this year. 2. The chiva is that Jaime did not quit: they kicked him out for being a thief.
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A term describing a man's ability to seduce women or his effort to pick someone up. It refers to someone who is out on the prowl or displaying his game (referencing a rooster, or gallo, to imply a man is strutting to attract females).
1. Are you heading out as a pirigallo already? 2. I am out being a pirigallo.
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A slang term for a casual sexual partner or informal lover, similar to a friend with benefits or a side piece.
A: Where is Luisita going all dolled up? B: To see her canchanchán.
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A mistress or side chick: the woman someone is cheating with.
The guy was out with his chilla, and the girlfriend didn't even have a clue.
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A side piece or lover used to cheat on a spouse or official partner. It is also used as a verb, trampear, meaning to cheat or step out on someone (the official partner is locally referred to as la firme).
1. Damn, Milton is cheating on his woman with a trampa who is hot as hell. 2. Fuck, my idiot boyfriend managed to trampear on me with a friend from school.
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A married woman's lover, the other man. Specifically, the guy mom is seeing that dad doesn't know about. (In Mexican culture, Sancho is a ubiquitous character in jokes about adultery and machismo).
1. A family without a Sancho is like a garden without flowers. 2. If you don't have a Sancho, it's because your wife is very ugly.
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Used in Chile to mean a girlfriend. It refers to a partner in a romantic relationship that is established but not yet a formal engagement (in Chile, 'novia' is usually reserved for a fiancée).
My friend already has a pololo.
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A mistress or side chick who lives in a house or apartment paid for by her lover. The term usually implies she is from a lower social class, which is why the man keeps the relationship hidden (Villa Juana is a working-class neighborhood in Santo Domingo).
Leonel has his Tierrita in Villa Juana.
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A woman who cheats on her husband or partner, a two-timer (the term comes from the phrase echar chifles, which means to give someone horns or betray them).
Women who are chifleras get swollen knees, you cheater.
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Someone who has never been cheated on (refers to a common Dominican saying suggesting that everyone will eventually be a victim of infidelity).
Like the song says, in this world nobody dies a moton.
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A mistress or side chick. She is the girl from around the block for when the wife at home is not in the mood or is being a drag (bruja, or witch, is a common derogatory term for a partner).
The Querida usually looks good and is always down to hang out.
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