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Tag: cojuelo

Definitions tagged cojuelo in the street dictionary.

Mácaro

A term for the Diablo Cojuelo, the central masked devil character of Dominican carnivals. It is a shortened form of the word for a masked person. (The Diablo Cojuelo is the most iconic figure of Dominican Carnival, known for wearing elaborate horned masks and colorful costumes).

Here come the mácaro, run for it! What are we celebrating on February 27? The day of the mácaros.

Automatically translated from Spanish

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Tiznao

A guy in the Dominican carnival who covers himself in burnt engine grease to represent African ancestors, participating in parades where they dance or scare kids. (These characters often demand small tips from onlookers, threatening to stain them with grease if they do not pay).

The tiznao asked me for 20 pesos and since I didn't give them to him, he smeared my arm.

Automatically translated from Spanish

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