artilugios
A gadget, gizmo, or mechanical contraption.
I have come up with an artilugio that is completely useless.
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Tag: aparato
Definitions tagged aparato in the street dictionary.
Argentinafreca
A rotating component made of boxwood, glowing and iridescent, with a shine produced by wax or an object that an automaton adjusts to initiate a spinning cycle around a central axis (likely a pseudo-technical description of a spinning top or trompo).
Mechanical piece of domo-boxwood that refracts synergistic light with a matte or bordered spectrum.
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VenezuelaCoby
A cheap, bottom shelf electronic brand, essentially the Alcatel of radios. (Alcatel refers to the basic, budget mobile phones that were common in the Dominican Republic).
This Coby radio has a one year warranty, provided you do not touch it.
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República Dominicananedoca
nedoca refers to Neveras Dominicanas, a company that manufactured household appliances like fridges and stoves. The original nedoca fridge is legendary in the Dominican Republic for being affordable, durable, and specifically designed to survive the frequent power surges and blackouts of the local grid. Early models were famous for metal handles that sometimes gave users minor electric shocks. While the original factory went bankrupt in the 90s and the brand was sold, the name remains a symbol of national industrial pride, even though the appliances are now imported.
nedoca, the fridge you can trust. nedoca, national pride.
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sapin
A vulgar slang term for pussy or vagina.
What a nice sapin.
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BoliviaCelular
A small electronic device, they keep getting smaller, with features ranging from texting to running computer programs. I do not even know how far the tech goes anymore since I only have a Nokia 1112. You are cut off from society if you do not have one, everyone has one and even the old ones still work. They are made more fragile now, using weaker materials (long live the Nokia 1100, a basic phone model legendary in Argentina for being indestructible). More and more people use corporate plans that let you talk for free to certain people whenever you want, with a monthly minute limit, though calling and texting are getting more expensive.
Hand me the celular to make a call.
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