Definitions tagged comia in the street dictionary.
The coolest character in the Dominican Republic, played by comedian Raymond Pozo. He is all about food: the man who respects himself, eats! (Tubérculo Gourmet is a famous comedic character known for his massive appetite and love for traditional, heavy Dominican rural dishes).
I eat, I eat looooots of eggs, with soaked concon and a whole ton of dry pigeon peas on top!
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The staple Dominican meal consisting of white rice, beans, and meat. It is often served with a side of salad or fried sweet plantains (the name translates to Dominican Flag, as these ingredients represent the basic colors of the national diet).
A: Mom! What is there to eat today? I am starving! B: The same as always, son, la bandera!
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The sound and movement of a thick flour mixture, like cornmeal or porridge, as it boils and releases bubbles that pop (in the Dominican Republic, this usually refers to the cooking of cornmeal or oatmeal mush).
- plog plog!
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That feeling of being extremely stuffed or having severe indigestion from overeating to the point where it is hard to breathe. (Dominican folk tradition says the only cure is rubbing a broom in the shape of a cross over your stomach.)
I ate so much at Christmas that I got a perpejía.
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1. Used to describe an attractive person. 2. Someone who looks strong, buff, or well-nourished (being well-fed is culturally associated with health and physical appeal).
Ex 1: That guy is Ta Papiao, he is not ugly at all. Ex 2: Look at that baby, he is Ta Papiao, he weighs more than a cinder block.
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The crunchy, toasted layer of rice that sticks to the bottom of the cooking pot. (This is a highly prized part of a Dominican meal, often humorously referred to as with with because the Spanish word con translates to with)
Hey, pass me a little bit of Concón with beans.
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