Definitions tagged campo in the street dictionary.
A Panamanian slang term for traditional folk dance music, typically featuring accordions and percussion (often referred to locally as 'musica tipica').
A: At Ana's birthday they only played Pindin. And there I was, not knowing how to dance, girl... B: Oh, definitely, it is a shame not knowing how to dance.
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A manual laborer or farmhand who works on a rural estate, performing tasks like gardening, farming, or ranching under an employer's direction.
The peon did not come because his son was born today. | All our peons are honest and responsible people.
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Small seeds found in overgrown grass and brush that cling easily to clothing.
A: Pepe, where were you that your pants are covered in pega pega? B: I was playing hide and seek, mom.
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A type of long-bladed machete with an unusually sharp tip.
A: My dad gave me a puya for my birthday. B: A puya? What for, if you are not even a countryman?
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A derogatory term for a person from the rural interior who moves to the capital and is mocked for being out of touch with modern technology or urban life. (The name Usnavy originates from the local practice of naming children after the U.S. Navy markings seen on ships and equipment in the Canal Zone).
A: The other day I saw a Usnavy with one of those expensive phones and he was talking into it like it was a police radio. B: Really? Oh man, that is hilarious.
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A person of indigenous descent or from the countryside who puts on the airs of a pop star or tries to look like a flashy celebrity. (In Panama, cholo is a term for someone from a rural or indigenous background).
A: Why is that country girl dressed so weird? B: Total Cholipop look, buddy.
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A remote place in the outskirts or mountains that is difficult to reach due to rough terrain or bad weather. It refers to a spot in the middle of nowhere or the boonies.
A: Girl, they assigned me to a small school in San Benedicto. B: Oh, girl! In that atolladero?!
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A term for a remote or unknown place in the middle of nowhere. It specifically refers to a thicket, scrubland, or an area with dense, wild vegetation (traditionally associated with the rural plains region of Venezuela).
Kid, do not go into that CHIRIBITAL.
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An intentional fire set to clear weeds and brush from a plot of land to prepare it for farming.
The quema should be banned because it pollutes the environment. Those people use quema a lot, that is why their land hardly produces anything anymore.
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A traditional Panamanian folk violin used in singing competitions (cantaderas) and other rural musical festivals.
My grandfather lent me his rabel so I could learn how to play. The rabel is essential to properly perform a mejorana (a traditional Panamanian folk song and dance).
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A traditional wall construction made from a framework of cane or sticks plastered with a mixture of mud and straw. It is a very common method for building houses in rural areas (in Panama, building these walls is often a community-wide event called a junta de embarra).
They lived in a QUINCHA house until the oldest son graduated and they could move to a better one. : The mayor ordered the construction of QUINCHA houses for the homeless.
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A monument located on the site in Carabobo state that commemorates the Battle of Carabobo (this 1821 battle was the decisive victory in Venezuela's war of independence from Spain).
"Campo de Carabobo is dangerous" and "Hardly anyone remembers Campo de Carabobo anymore"
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Used to describe people, objects, or customs from the interior of the country (the provinces located outside of the capital, Panama City).
That boy is Interiorano, that is why he speaks differently. / And where did you get that Interiorano music from?
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A term used to describe a person, object, or tradition from the provinces or rural areas outside of the capital (in Panama, any region outside of Panama City is considered the interior).
'That boy is interiorano, that is why he speaks differently' or 'Where did you get that interiorana music from?'
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1. A sports field or court, especially for soccer. (In Peru, the neighborhood cancha is a central social hub). 2. como cancha: A ton, loads, or an abundance of something. (Likely referring to the volume of toasted corn kernels, also called cancha, provided as a common snack). 3. tener cancha: To be experienced, seasoned, or street-smart in a particular area.
1. Bring the ball because the cancha is free. 2. Your brother has money como cancha. 3. That salesman has cancha, he did not have a single item left.
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A young girl from the rural countryside who is attracted to guys from the capital city. She feeds on the love of wild Babus, and her heart grows larger every day until it explodes from love.
Look at those cucusos.
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A field or plantation of reeds or sugar canes.
Sugar cane cañaveral.
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Also 'monte y culebra', refers to a place that, besides having monte or vegetation, lacks basic services like electricity, water, internet, or paved roads, or where these services work poorly (the sticks, the boonies).
Broadband internet doesn't reach where I live, it's not available in that area yet, around here it's still all monte y culebra.
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A supernatural creature from Dominican folklore, mainly from the northern Cibao region. It is described as a human or animal figure engulfed in fire or sparks, seen running through the countryside at night. (The name nimas refers to a local type of firefly).
My buddy went to the farm plot at night and Caco e' Nima appeared to him.
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The act of playing or hanging out in a park or forest.
I found him playing in the pete.
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A small irrigation canal, stream, or drainage ditch (common in rural agricultural areas).
Juan and Jose drowned in the regola.
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A tiny flying insect common in rural areas. Its bite is barely felt, but it leaves a round reddish mark on the skin. (The Cibao is a fertile agricultural region in the northern Dominican Republic.)
He went to the Cibao and came back with his arm all red from the Mayes.
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Florinda Munoz Soriano, alias Mamá Tingó (1921-1974), was a peasant labor leader from Villa Mella who fought for farmers' land rights in Hato Viejo, Yamasa. She was assassinated by a landowner's foreman after she filed a legal complaint against him. The terminal station of the Santo Domingo Metro in Villa Mella is named in her honor.
I am getting off at Mamá Tingó... but wait, who is Mamá Tingó?
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A remote, rural area in the eastern Dominican Republic, often described as being so underdeveloped that it only has one paved road. (Hato Mayor is an actual province, but in this context it is used to describe a place as the boonies or the middle of nowhere).
In Hato Mayor there are like only 3 people living.
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A slang nickname for the town of Cotui. It is used jokingly or to avoid being identified as a native of the Cibao region, where the local accent is famous for substituting consonants with an i sound. By using an r instead, speakers parody or distance themselves from that regional stereotype. (Cotui is a city in the Sanchez Ramirez province).
I am from Salcedo and he is from Cotur.
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A slang expression used to describe the Dominican countryside, rural provinces, or any underdeveloped area lacking modern urban infrastructure. (Used mainly by residents of the capital to dismiss anywhere outside the city).
The capital is the capital, and everything else is monte y culebra.
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A derogatory term for someone from the countryside who is perceived as ignorant, unsophisticated, or lacking common knowledge (similar to a hick or bumpkin).
You do not understand anything, you are such a campuna!
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In the Dominican Republic, a baseball stadium or the field where the game is played. (Baseball is the national sport in the country, and this term is the standard way to refer to the ballpark).
- Who wants to go to the play on Sunday? - Depends on who is paying.
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A colloquial expression used to confirm that something is present or available at the moment. (In the Dominican Republic, this is most frequently used to announce that the electricity has returned after a power outage.)
Pedro: Juana, is there power? Juana: ello hay, yes!
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A small plant found everywhere in the Dominican countryside and hills. Its only purpose seems to be sticking to your clothes when you walk through the brush (these are known in English as burrs or stickers).
- Where are you coming from with all those cadillo? - I was at the farm, I have been picking off cadillo for half an hour but there are way too many.
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The crap that sticks to your pants when you walk through the countryside (refers to prickly burrs or seeds from weeds that latch onto clothing).
Damn, look at all these cadillos I have on my pants.
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A tiny country packed to the brim where you see the weirdest things, people steal even the dumbest stuff, five pesos won't even buy you a mint anymore, and to top it all off, they keep raising the price of the concho (a shared taxi that follows a set route).
Think of a little ball, and then think of paint falling on top of it like it can't hold anything else: that is República Dominicana.
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A Cuban term for wild, overgrown areas, dense thickets, or forests located far from the city. It refers to the deep countryside or the bush (historically, the term is associated with the terrain where Cuban rebels hid during their wars of independence).
I am not taking that trail, no way: the manigua is too thick.
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A rustic, handmade stove typical of the countryside that is very cheap to build. It usually consists of concrete blocks or stones forming a square where a cooking pot can be placed, and some are even made of mud or clay. These are typically fueled by firewood.
Way out in the country: A: Let's cook something. B: No way, I am going out tonight and I do not want to walk around reeking of smoke, let's just go eat something from the corner store instead.
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A hillbilly or mountain dweller who has spent their whole life in the sticks and gets overwhelmed or spooked when visiting a town (in the Dominican Republic, loma refers to the rural mountain regions).
Good Lord, I thought the capital was fancy, but there is nothing here for me, I am going back home to look after my mule and my pigs.
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1. A legendary shapeshifting creature from Dominican folklore that elders in rural areas used to scare children. 2. A name for the devil or Satan. (In Dominican folklore, these are people who sold their souls to the devil to gain the power to transform into animals or objects).
My little one, don't go out at night or the Galipote might come out and get you.
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