Definitions tagged baloncesto in the street dictionary.
Used to describe a ball, usually a basketball, that has become misshapen or lumpy, making it difficult to play with properly.
Those cheap balls they sell at Mundo del Juguete (a toy store chain) get Ahuevá fast.
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An underhand basketball shot made by scooping the ball from below the waist, similar to how one would toss a heavy sack. (The word literally means chamber pot, referring to the scooping motion).
He made a bacinilla from half court.
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A street basketball rule where a violation is ruled invalid because the player who called it named the wrong infraction. It also applies when a call is not made immediately, which is known as a Tardanza (In Dominican street sports, players act as their own referees and must call infractions accurately and instantly for them to count).
A player runs with the ball: - Double! - Mal cante! - Oh, so it was a travel! - Too late!
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A nickname for the Virgilio Travieso Soto Sports Palace in Santo Domingo, named for its orange, dome-shaped roof. The name stuck even after it was painted white in the mid 90s. (The Palacio de los Deportes is the primary indoor arena in the Dominican capital).
I went to the Media Naranja to see a game between Mauricio Baez and Naco.
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A scrub or a bad basketball player. A hack (used in the Dominican Republic to describe someone who is clumsy or lacks talent on the court).
(at least until the griegos beat the Dream Team)
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A basketball player who shoots too much, usually missing their shots (similar to a ball hog or a chucker).
Do not pass it to the pistolero who thinks he is Kobe.
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A rapero is someone who carries the culture in their heart. You do not become a rapero: you are born a rapero.
I am a rapero, I tell nothing but the truth.
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Member of the Dominican National Basketball Team from 1974 to 1983 and a civil engineer from the Pedro Henriquez Urena National University. He is currently a construction businessman and president of the company Leschhorn Constructora, S.A.
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