Definitions tagged cerca in the street dictionary.
A low barrier or small wall built around traditional rural huts to deflect water and prevent flooding during the rainy season. (A bohio is a traditional Caribbean dwelling usually made of wood, palm, and thatch).
...and they built a stone lomo de perro for the hurricane season...
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To be physically pressed up against someone else, typically while dancing or embracing, leaving no space between bodies.
She dances very amacisado.
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Barbed wire, a type of fencing wire with sharp edges or spikes used to secure a perimeter.
That house is protected with alambre de púas.
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Used to describe something that is extremely close or right around the corner. (The mingo is the small target ball in the traditional game of bolas criollas, similar to bocce.)
He is a pata e' mingo from finishing. That place is just a pata e' mingo away.
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To have someone or something very close or within arm's reach. It is often shortened to just a cuarta. (A cuarta is a traditional unit of measurement based on the span of a hand, from the thumb to the little finger).
I have my gun a cuarta.
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Used to describe something that is extremely close, guaranteed, or safely secured. (A cuarta is a measurement based on the span of an outstretched hand, indicating something is right within reach.)
I have my money a cuarta e chuleta in the bank.
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To hold someone very close to your heart or keep them constantly in your thoughts. (A cuarta is a handspan measurement, and its use here emphasizes proximity and how much space someone occupies in your life).
When someone asks about a girl and he says, bro, you know I keep her a cuarta e chuleta.
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A contraction of the phrase por ahí, meaning around there or in that general area.
Rosa's shop is near the market. The church is also porai.
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A small farm or a plot of agricultural land. (In Chile, this term refers to a small rural property or garden where fruits and vegetables are grown).
My uncle is going to the chacra.
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