ALALAY
An exclamation used to express feeling an intense, bone-chilling cold (derived from Quechua and commonly used in the Andean region).
Alalay! It is so cold in the highlands!
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Tag: calor
Definitions tagged calor in the street dictionary.
BoliviaCalentaito
A homemade herbal liqueur from the Venezuelan Andes, traditionally consumed to stay warm while traveling through the high-altitude moorlands known as the paramo. It is called calentaito because it warms the body up in the middle of such intense cold. (The paramo is a cold, high-altitude ecosystem found in the northern Andes).
Son, come here and let's have a calentaito now that the cold has arrived. / This calentaito is the best thing for the cold so I don't get altitude sickness.
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Venezuelamachorro
A common name for lizards typically found in gardens or tropical climates. They can be large or small and are usually green or gray (in Venezuela, this is the standard colloquial term for these reptiles).
Hey! there are a lot of machorros in the garden. / Look at the beautiful colors that machorro has.
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Paleta
A popular frozen snack made of flavored ice or milk, served on a wooden stick.
Oh, this coconut paleta is so good! : The best paletas are the lemon ones. The others have too much sugar.
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PanamáRaspa'o
A street food snack made of shaved ice served in a cone, topped with flavored syrup and condensed milk (it is a popular refreshment sold by street vendors across Panama).
I am so thirsty, I really want a raspa'o. | I have forbidden my son from eating raspa'o because the dentist found cavities.
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Bochorno
A feeling of extreme, oppressive heat that drains your energy. It refers to that stifling, humid weather that makes you feel sluggish.
'At my grandparents' house, a horrible bochorno hits at noon' | 'I would rather stay inside. It must be such a bochorno out on the street...'
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Fogaje
A stifling, oppressive heat or mugginess that leaves you feeling lethargic and drained. (In Panama, this typically refers to the intense humidity of the tropical climate).
With this fogaje I do not feel like doing anything, buddy. / This time of year we always get hit with some horrible fogajes.
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ojota
Summer footwear with a rubber sole and a strap that fits between the big toe and the second toe to keep them on (a term for flip-flops used widely in Argentina and neighboring countries).
You have to go to the beach in ojotas because the sand is burning hot.
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ArgentinaCaloron
A colloquial way to describe intense or stifling heat at the current moment.
Ugh, what a Caloron it is today. / I do not want to go there because I cannot stand that Caloron.
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zancudo
A common name for the mosquito, specifically the Aedes aegypti species known for spreading dengue, chikungunya, and zika in hot, tropical regions.
There are a lot of zancudos here, we have to cover up. / Watch out, there are a lot of zancudos at night.
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Rachisol
A patch of ground or a spot where the sun beats down and feels especially hot (a term used specifically by people from the Spanish province of Salamanca to describe a sun-trap).
If you stay in that rachisol for too long you are going to get burned.
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Españaresolana
The indirect heat or glare from the sun felt in a spot where the sun is not shining directly.
Move over here, boys, there is a resolana over there.
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República DominicanaEstilla
Each of the pieces produced when splitting logs with an axe or other tool for firewood (this is a regional variant of the standard word astilla, meaning splinter or wood chip).
In the Carracillo region, the pieces of wood resulting from a woodcutter splitting logs with an axe to be used as fuel in stoves and boilers are called Estillas.
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27 de Febrero
Years ago, 27 de Febrero was the main avenue in Santo Domingo. Now it is the world's first moving parking lot, with thousands of cars that look like they are standing still, but if you look closely, are actually inching forward (this is a central thoroughfare in the capital named after Dominican Independence Day).
The best vehicle for getting around on the 27 de Febrero is a pair of sneakers.
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UASD
The acronym for the university with the most chopos (tacky or low-class people) around, because they are broke and do not have the cash for private colleges like UNIBE, INTEC, PUCMM, UTESA, or UNPHU. It is a massive struggle, it is scorching hot, and you have to learn how to run in case a riot breaks out. (UASD is the main public university in the Dominican Republic).
Man, it is so hot at the UASD.
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Grasa
Refers to the extreme heat and high temperatures in the country, which cause the face to look very oily and shiny.
Damn, what a hellish Grasa!
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UASD
The public university where all the riff-raff of the country studies because they don't have the cash to pay for private schools like UNIBE or PUCMM. To graduate, you will have to spend at least two presidential terms there, you will struggle like hell, and the heat is brutal. (UASD refers to the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, the main public university in the Dominican Republic).
Julian: Bro, which university did you sign up for? Jose: Duh, at the UASD. Bruno: Let's go Julian, don't hang out with the riff-raff.
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