lampara
An exclamation used to express shock or surprise.
You know? I saw a kid crossing the main avenue by himself this afternoon. : lamparaaaaa!
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Tag: "dialecto"
Definitions tagged "dialecto" in the street dictionary.
Ecuadorbacana
Something or someone attractive, stylish, or cool.
she got all bacana: she got dressed up and made herself look pretty.
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Puerto RicoGuari-guari
A creole dialect native to the province of Bocas del Toro. It is a linguistic blend of Spanish, English, French, and indigenous languages (Bocas del Toro is a Caribbean province with a strong Afro-Antillean and indigenous influence).
I did not understand a thing because he spoke to me in guari-guari: my grandfather taught me how to speak guari-guari.
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PanamáCibao York
To speak in a mix of northern Dominican dialect and Spanglish. It is like the Dominican York style, referring to Dominicans influenced by New York culture, but featuring the specific accent of the Cibao (The Cibao is a northern region of the Dominican Republic where people typically substitute r and l sounds with an i).
Manny Perez.
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República DominicanaNo lonchera
A slang expression meaning for real, no lie, or no cap. It is a humorous variation of the phrase no bulto, which means one is not bluffing or putting on a front. (Lonchera means lunchbox, used here as a play on the word bulto, which can mean a bag or a pack).
I am winning the lottery today, no lonchera.
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idioma
a language or tongue (in Mexico, the term often refers specifically to indigenous languages)
the indigenous man speaks the Otomi idioma
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Méxicopanocha
The traditional folk dialect, now nearly extinct, from the agricultural plains of Murcia, Spain (the Huerta de Murcia).
Grandpa knows how to speak panocho!
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