Definitions tagged asiento in the street dictionary.
It refers to a reserved or saved seat. It is used to tell someone that they cannot sit in a specific spot because it is already spoken for by you or someone else.
'You can't sit here, puesto quemado' | 'Puesto quemado, Marisol, get up!'
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In the Dominican Republic, the Palo de la Cotorra is the improvised seat found in minibuses, consisting of a padded board placed in the gap behind the front seats to squeeze in more passengers (public minibuses often use these makeshift seats to increase capacity during busy hours).
It was rush hour and I had to ride on the Palo de la Cotorra.
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In the Dominican Republic, this refers to the back row of seats in a bus or public transport van.
The bus is empty, go to the cocina because that seat is for six people.
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A makeshift, uncomfortable seat found behind the driver and front passenger rows in a public minibus. Often consisting of just a wooden board, it is used as overflow seating when the standard seats are full. (A voladora refers to the fast, often overcrowded public minibuses common in the Dominican Republic).
The voladora was so full that I ended up sitting on the Palo de la Cotorra.
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A high concrete sidewalk or ledge where neighbors gather to sit and chat (common in traditional Venezuelan neighborhoods where social life often happens in the street).
The neighborhood groups would sit and chat on the enlozado.
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