plota
A very large or fat person (a variation of the word pelota, meaning ball, used to describe someone round or heavy).
That big plota threw herself on top of me.
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Tag: dominican
Definitions tagged dominican in the street dictionary.
República DominicanaCome perro
A person who dates or falls for someone who is extremely unattractive.
That woman is a come perro to like that guy!
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Jabón de olor
This term refers specifically to Irish Spring brand soap. It is a signature item frequently brought or sent to the country by Dominicans living in New York (shipping large barrels of household goods from the US is a common practice among the diaspora).
I am sending you a shipping barrel full of clothes and a box full of jabón de olor.
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Brigandina
Something done in a sloppy, rushed, or poor-quality way. (The term is widely believed to be a corruption of the name of a US construction firm, Bridge and Dinna, that supposedly carried out haphazard work in the country).
That word originated with the construction of the Puerto Plata tunnel, which was done a la brigandina...
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Matatan,Matatán
A fellow countryman or someone from your country; used as a friendly way to address a peer or homie from home.
What is up Matatán, or, Hello Matatán.
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809
The primary telephone area code for the Dominican Republic, widely embraced as a symbol of national identity. In the mid-2000s, the country switched to mandatory ten-digit dialing for all calls, and later added the 829 code to accommodate a boom in mobile phone lines that the 809 code could no longer handle.
A: Bro, call me at 555-5555. But remember to dial 809 first. B: I know, I know! I'm not a dummy.
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