Definitions tagged animales in the street dictionary.
1. Chicken droppings. 2. A vulgar term equivalent to shit, used as a general profanity or an exclamation of frustration. (The term specifically refers to bird waste in the Dominican Republic but is used broadly as a swear word).
1. The chicken left the porch full of sica. 2. DAMN, WHAT A SICA, I forgot to do my homework.
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Name used in the Venezuelan state of Guárico for a species of giant cicada. It is called a coca in other parts of the country. (Local folklore suggests these insects sing non-stop until they dry up or burst).
You are going to die like a toca from singing so much, you will burst!; tocas sing incessantly until they dry up and die, according to popular belief.
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A common insect found throughout Venezuela, especially in the plains regions, typically appearing between February and April. They live in trees and emit a loud, constant buzzing sound throughout the day (this refers to the cicada).
People who have to urinate very frequently are also called a chicharra, because these animals are known for constantly releasing fluid while they are singing in the trees.
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A species of small wild dove native to the state of Lara and the Venezuelan plains. It is smaller than a common pigeon, grayish-brown, and its wings make a soft whistling sound when it flies. It is commonly used as a comparison for anything unusually small.
Those chickens are so tiny! They look like tijúas.
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In Venezuela, this is the name for a silverfish, a small wingless insect about 15 to 20mm long with a silvery-gray color that feeds on paper and books. The name comes from its resemblance to armored river fish that stick to rocks, called corronchos or cascarrones (Corronchos are flat, scaly catfish common in South American rivers).
The trazas are going to eat those books, we need to clean them somehow because they are eating them.
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A common name for a specific type of hummingbird in the state of Lara, Venezuela. (Lara is a region in western Venezuela known for its rural landscapes and diverse birdlife).
In the late afternoon, many picaflor come to those flowers in the square.
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A name for a specific species of dove (Leptotila verreauxi) that lives in the Venezuelan Llanos (a vast tropical grassland plain). It is smaller than a common city pigeon and is grayish-brown. In the state of Lara, it is locally called a Tijua.
in the plaza when the old folks throw corn kernels on the ground, a bunch of palomas turcas show up
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A type of feed for cattle and riding animals, consisting of a mixture of bread yeast, wheat bran, and water. (Commonly used in the Táchira region of Venezuela).
Juan, go give the talvina to the beasts!
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In the Venezuelan states of Lara and Guarico, as well as the cloud forests near Portuguesa, this name refers to a bird with vibrant reddish-brown plumage on its wings, back, head, and tail. It has a medium, curved yellow beak and a very long tail. Its scientific name is Piaya cayana (known in English as the Squirrel Cuckoo).
The farmers in the region where this bird lives say its song announces a visitor, and that it tells the time.
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Regional name used in Guárico, Venezuela, for the Southern opossum, an animal known elsewhere in the country as rabipelado or faro.
In the countryside and Andean highlands, the manicú often lives in the roofs of wattle and daub houses, causing leaks and water damage when it rains.
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A name used in Venezuela for certain types of hummingbirds, specifically those found in the city of Caracas.
the tucusitos fly real fast
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In the Eastern region of Venezuela, specifically on Margarita Island, this is the name used for a certain species of wild pigeon.
Turueles are always flying around the church rooftops.
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A stud or breeding male. It is a Venezuelan term from Lara State, usually referring to breeding donkeys. (The name comes from the verb echar, which in a ranching context refers to putting the male and female together to mate).
The term supposedly comes from the verb echar, which is why Echor is spelled without an H, because they echan the male onto the females to get offspring.
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Common name used in certain regions for a bird with a long, thick beak, also known as a toucan or Diostedé (a name based on its call, which sounds like the phrase: God give to you).
The Piapoco has a beautiful song.
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A bird from the savanna with a long tail and two feathers that cross like a pair of scissors. It refers to the Muscivora tyrannus species, which is typical of the plains in Guarico State (a central region of Venezuela known for its flat grasslands).
when those girls sit down they cross their legs, they look like tijeretas de sabana
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A wingless, blood-sucking insect. It is a pest that commonly bites humans, specifically the Cimex lectularius species.
In Venezuela they no longer exist in the metropolitan area or the rest of the country, but in the past Chinche de cama was a common insect in beds, cinema seats, boarding house beds, and rental cars.
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A name used in the mountains of the Lara state for birds of the Crax genus, commonly known as curassows.
I was under the tree and a Pajuí pooped on me.
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A name used in Venezuela for a bird with yellow plumage on its head, neck, shoulders, chest, and back, and black feathers on its throat, wings, and tail. It has a black, conical beak and belongs to the Icteridae family (specifically the Yellow Oriole).
you look like a pespés dressed in black and yellow
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In Venezuela, this refers to a cluster, clump, or mass of living things or inanimate objects that are huddled or packed tightly together.
When bees migrate they form a peñusco on a tree branch; a peñusco of hair; the peñusco of flowers.
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A name for a breed of bulky chicken in Venezuela, currently endangered. In slang, it refers to a man who is weak, cowardly, or a wimp, because these birds are too heavy to be used in cockfighting (a traditional local sport).
That man really is a Pataruco; it is also used to say a man is soft and lacks fighting spirit, because this type of bird is not used for fighting due to its body type.
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A term used in Miranda State for a specific kind of large, flat, reddish tick. (Miranda is a state in north-central Venezuela).
those horses are covered in nothing but charas
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A term used to describe a heavy infestation or swarming abundance of maggots and insect larvae.
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A wild bee that is long, black, and hairy. It nests inside tree trunks in the Venezuelan Plains (Los Llanos), such as the saman, coloradito, or guacimo trees. Its yellow honey is contained in small black wax pouches called botanas, which are harvested during the dry season.
He has guanota moles; this is said when moles are black and hairy.
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A wild cat found in Venezuela, specifically in the Istmo de Médanos region. It stands about 40 to 50 centimeters tall and has ash-gray fur. Local farmers describe it as a nocturnal predator that hunts goats (the Istmo de Médanos is a system of sand dunes in Falcón state).
Domestic cats are called a Güirito if they are the same color as this wild feline.
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In the Venezuelan state of Lara, this is the shell of a queen conch. These shells were traditionally used as trumpets to summon laborers or sound alarms by blowing into the tip. Figuratively, it refers to a boss or authority figure.
Look Juan, the guarura is calling you; it means his boss or foreman is calling him, in this case his wife.
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A wood-boring beetle or woodworm. While the literal name for the pest, it is used in the State of Guárico, Venezuela, to metaphorically describe the act of something slowly eating away at, eroding, or consuming a person or object.
You will regret it until your conscience starts to carcoma you, which is a common way to say that guilt will slowly eat away at your mind.
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A red howler monkey with reddish fur and a beard, native to the Venezuelan plains (llanos). In local slang, it refers to a person with bright reddish-orange or ginger hair.
I dyed my hair and ended up looking like an araguato: this refers to something that turned out a reddish-orange color, like the fur of this animal.
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A regional name used around Cuicas in Trujillo State, Venezuela, for a species of wild feline known elsewhere as an ocelot (cunaguaro).
'That cat looks like a cusnaro'; a comparison made when a wild cat resembles this larger species of feline.
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A term used in the Falcon region of Venezuela to refer to snails or gastropods, whether they are land, sea, or freshwater species. (Falcon is a coastal state where these are common).
For lunch we will eat some sauteed sea Cuburos.
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A common Venezuelan bird, scientifically known as Troglodytes musculus and also called a cucarachero. It is named Culatero because it typically nests in the culatas of houses (a culata refers to the back wall or gable end of a building).
some Culateros have their nest in that tree and they sing every morning
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A navy blue crab found on the beaches of Margarita Island and other areas of the Caribbean. Its scientific name is Carpilius corallinus. (Margarita is a popular Caribbean island destination in Venezuela).
My pants are Capuco colored, referring to the navy blue color of this crab species.
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A common name used in Caracas and the surrounding central region for the navy blue crab (Carpilius corallinus), which is called Capuco in other parts of the country like Margarita.
at the beach we will eat a cangrejo moro soup.
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A turtle native to the Venezuelan Plains. This reptile has a sharp, jagged shell and a long, leathery neck. Its meat is not eaten by locals because it is known to be bitter and bad-tasting. (Los Llanos is a vast tropical grassland region in central Venezuela).
yesterday while walking in the river I hurt my foot because a Caripatúa poked me with its shell
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In Venezuela, this is a name for a blood-sucking insect that primarily targets coffee harvest workers. It tends to bite the chest, navel, groin, and behind the ears. In other parts of the country, it is known as a Coloradito (a term used for chiggers or red bugs).
Those mosquitoes that bit you look more like cochivacoas, because they left you all red.
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The common name used in Venezuela for a guinea pig. It is a small, multi-colored herbivorous rodent kept as a household pet or used in scientific laboratory research.
My son wants a small pet, I was thinking about giving him a curí as a gift.
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A name for the Atlantic cutlassfish, a long, silver, and ribbon-like fish (especially common in the state of Sucre). Because of its extremely narrow shape, the word is used to describe someone or something very skinny.
That fish you gave us to eat looked like a tajalí, it was so skinny.
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A large, brown toad with a spotted back common in Carupano, in eastern Venezuela. It is locally notorious for its supposedly poisonous bite.
You can not swim in that lagoon, it is full of nothing but Chinagua, and those things are poisonous, kid.
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A name used in the Venezuelan states of Lara and Yaracuy for a scavenger bird. It refers to the Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus), which is called caricare or chiriguare in other regions of the country.
only dorodoros are flying through those skies
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In Venezuela, this refers to a bird species common in the state of Guarico (the High Plains region) and the city of Calabozo. It is the same bird called a Chocolatero in other parts of the country. Scientific name: Campylorhynchus griseus (the bicolored wren).
In those palm trees there are some cucarachero del palmar nesting their young.
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A regional name used in central Venezuela for the Crested Caracara, a bird of prey. Depending on the region, the same bird is also known as a dorodoro or a chiriguare.
I saw a caricare flying over there with a snake in its mouth, it was probably its dinner.
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In the State of Falcon, Venezuela, this is a local name for a bird of prey, specifically the caracara (Caracara plancus).
chiriguares like to fly low
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A name for a bird species native to the state of Falcón, Venezuela. In other parts of the country it is known as an alcaraván (the double-striped thick-knee).
the dara is one of the most beautiful birds in Venezuela
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The name used in the Venezuelan state of Falcon for the Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus). While known as a chulinga in other regions of the country, this specific term is a hallmark of the Falconian dialect.
the chuchubes sing very beautifully while they are in their nests
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In eastern Venezuela, this is a name for various species of freshwater suckermouth catfish (from the Loricariidae family), also known as a corroncho. Because these fish use their mouths to suction themselves tightly onto river rocks, the word is used to describe a person who is extremely clingy or refuses to leave someone else's side.
That boy is stuck to his mother like a guaraguara.
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In the state of Sucre, Venezuela, this is the name used for termites or wood ants. In other regions of the country, they are called comejen. (Sucre is a coastal state in northeastern Venezuela).
That bed got Jenejene; this means it is making your body itch, even though Jenejene only live in and eat wood.
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A large and very rare bird that dwells on the floor of the cloud forests in the Sierra de Portuguesa. It is physically similar to the blue hen found in the Coastal Range. In common usage, the term describes someone or something that is exceptionally large and stout.
That chicken looks like a guayón: a comparison used to say that a chicken or a person is big and fat.
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Regional name in the state of Portuguesa, Venezuela, for the red howler monkey, also known as an araguato.
that kid was born a Guatagire: used to describe someone with red hair.
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The name used in Venezuela for a specific type of freshwater turtle, specifically the scorpion mud turtle. It is also commonly called a galapago.
last night at Julia's house they made icotea stew (hervido is a traditional hearty Venezuelan soup).
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