Zafacon
A trash can or garbage bin (In the Dominican Republic, the term is widely believed to originate from the English phrase safe can).
Throw that in the zafacón for me.
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República DominicanaZafacon
A container for trash, a garbage can or wastebasket. (This is the standard word in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, whereas most other Spanish speaking countries use different terms).
In English, a zafacon is called a 'Trash Can'.
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Puerto Ricotinaco
A trash can or garbage bin. (While this word usually refers to a large rooftop water storage tank in other Spanish-speaking countries, in Panama it is the common term for a waste container).
Hey, throw that empty bag in the tinaco.
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PanamáCañá
A drainage ditch, gully, or open sewer where rainwater or river water flows, often becoming a clogged dumping ground for trash and waste. (In Dominican Spanish, this is the phonetic shortening of cañada, referring to these channels in urban areas).
Go throw that garbage in the Lava Pies cañá.
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