Commonly also called a dog-choker, this is a type of dense, flour-based pastry similar to a macita but larger and more filling. It is usually eaten very early in the morning because it is so heavy that if you eat one after 9 AM, you will not be hungry again until nightfall. (A macita is a smaller, dense flour biscuit common in the Dominican Republic).
It is essential to have a mabi de palo nearby to wash it down, because a matila can send you to the emergency room if it chokes you. (Mabi de palo is a traditional Dominican fermented bark drink).
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A dense, crunchy coconut cookie.
I am so hungry, give me a yaboa since I am short on cash.
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Describes someone who is choking or has food stuck in their throat, usually from devouring very dry snacks or eating too fast. (Commonly triggered by local treats like masitas, which are dense biscuits, or dry cornmeal snacks.)
Man, Juan got Anugao on that biscuit.
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A vulgar slang term used by Dominicans to refer to conconetes, which are traditional small, round coconut cookies with a dark, rough texture. These are most commonly sold in colmados (local neighborhood corner stores).
Man, let me go over to Tipa's to eat a toto e monja.
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A dense, dry cake or heavy biscuit sold on the counters of neighborhood grocery stores. They are notorious for being so dry that they get stuck in your throat, usually requiring a drink to wash them down (a colmado is a corner store, and mabi is a traditional fermented bark-based soda).
Give me two macita and a mabi over there.
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A traditional local pastry or cookie made with a hole in the center (toto is a vulgar Dominican term for pussy, making the name a crude reference to its appearance).
At the corner store: Marola, give me a Toto De Monja.
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A popular small, round Dominican cake or dense cookie, typically sold in colmados. It is also known as an añuga perro (dog-choker) or conconete because its dry texture makes it very easy to get stuck in your throat if you do not have a drink. (A colmado is a traditional Dominican neighborhood grocery store).
A: Dude, there is no money and I am hungry. B: Well man, the only thing left for us is to wolf down a couple of masitas.
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