Definitions tagged el in the street dictionary.
A liberation movement that spread throughout the Caribbean, originating in Puerto Rico with Ramon Emeterio Betances around 1868 (it advocates for the independence and regional solidarity of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands).
The antillanismo is about projects for the unification of the Antilles (Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Santo Domingo).
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Describes a text written in your own handwriting and addressed to someone, even if it is never actually delivered to them.
He sent you songs written de puño y letra.
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A famous singer known for making dope tracks (Elsupernuevo is a popular Dominican urban and dembow artist).
Did you check out Elsupernuevo's song, dude?
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A group or bunch of kids (guri is a regional term for child used primarily in Northeastern Argentina).
Two or more gurisada de guri.
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A collective term used to describe a group of kids, children, or youngsters (common in Paraguay and the River Plate region).
Two or more gurisada.
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To set your sights on something or someone, or to start making plans and getting your hopes up about obtaining them.
I am doing cocote with the girl who lives over there.
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A name used to set up a vulgar rhyming trap, referring to the person who shoved his whole cock in you (this is part of a common wordplay game where a name is mentioned just to trigger a crude punchline).
Hey, did you see Pantera? No, who was that? The one who shoved his whole cock in you.
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An archaic Spanish term used to address someone (equivalent to your mercy or your grace), which was eventually replaced by the modern pronouns tú or usted.
tú fell asleep; su mersed fell asleep; usted fell asleep.
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A placeholder term used to refer to you know who or a specific person without saying their name, usually to avoid being overheard or to keep a conversation private. (This generic name is used in Peru as a code word for a person being discussed in secret).
You are talking to your brother about Carlos and someone walks up, so you say: So, that is how the musifus is doing.
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Used to describe someone with a weak stomach or a condition that causes them to vomit unexpectedly, even when they are just sitting around. See also: emiliano, caqui.
Argentina.
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A personification of the stomach or digestive system. The text uses a fable to describe how hunger or digestive distress can ruin a person's peace. The mention of musical instruments like the tambora (a traditional Dominican drum) and the accordion refers to the loud rumbling sounds of a growling gut. The giant represents the stomach's demanding nature, which can turn a kitchen (the body's internal state) into a place of misery when it is not satisfied.
a work of El gigante
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To plug a horse's ears with cotton and secure them with a hood to ensure they do not fall out, used to keep the animal focused and prevent it from bolting during a race. (This refers to horse racing).
The purpose of orejas taponadas is to seal the ears of sensitive animals that get spooked by the crowd's yelling, which would otherwise keep them from performing their best.
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A slang term for a person who is chubby or heavy-set and has dark or brown skin.
my neighbor is a pollogordo
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The place where everyone is going to end up.
infierno is my home
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This is the French word for me. In Dominican slang, it is used to refer to yourself in a playful or slightly cheeky way, especially when listing names in a group. It is usually pronounced like the French word mwah.
A: Who is going to the hangout? B: Sarah, Martin, Jose, and Moi.
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Any foreign country where a Dominican resides. It is generally used to mean abroad, specifically referring to places with large Dominican immigrant communities like the United States or Europe.
Dude, Luis is in Los Paises.
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A phonetic substitution where the letter R is pronounced as an L, a common speech pattern for most Dominicans and Puerto Ricans.
Please: Pol Favol; Let's go to the sea: Vamo al mal.
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