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Definitions tagged cajon in the street dictionary.

jonca

A crude term for a coffin (a slang term formed by reversing the syllables of the Spanish word cajon).

"The jonca was done for and Granini was drowned in tears," says the tango "Entrecurdas" by Cacho Castaña.

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jonca

In colloquial speech, this refers to a crate of twelve regular-sized beers (the term is a reversal of the word cajon).

Yesterday at the party they finished off 4 joncas and two bottles of rum.

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ataul

A final resting place or a box for someone who has passed on to the other side.

Leonardo put Andres in an ataul after he died because he realized he did not care for him very much.

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Boombakini

A box-shaped percussion instrument invented by Fellé Vega, a musician from the city of Santiago. It is used to create unique rhythms and can mimic other instruments like the tambora (a two-headed drum essential to merengue music).

Don't buy a Boombakini just to collect it, buy it to play it.

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