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Tag: flor

Definitions tagged flor in the street dictionary.

Zaril

The Panamanian name for hibiscus (sorrel), a flower used to make a deep red, tart infusion. (In Panama, this drink is a traditional staple during the Christmas season).

My aunt always makes zaril juice for Christmas.

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Panamáby Rita.AP

Viyote

A regional term used in central Venezuela to refer to the bud or flower of the banana or plantain plant.

That viyote is full of wasps.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

curibijure

Known as Bromelia karatas, this is a blue-green plant with pink flowers that grow in ball-shaped clusters. It is found in dry scrublands and deciduous forests (it is a type of wild, often thorny bromeliad common in arid parts of Venezuela).

There are no flowers in those woods; the whole place is full of nothing but curibijure.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

candela

In the Salamanca region, this refers to the catkins or blossoms of holm oak and cork oak trees (these trees are central to the Spanish dehesa pasturelands).

My sister loves candelas.

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Españaby NikoIzq

Ababol

A regional name for the poppy flower (it is specifically used in parts of Spain like Aragon and Navarra instead of the standard word amapola).

My favorite flower is the ababol.

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Españaby NikoIzq

papagayo

1. A tropical plant that produces flowers shaped like claws or nails. 2. A kite (this is the standard word for a paper kite in Venezuela).

Let us go fly papagayos. I do not know whether to plant a papagayo in the garden.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

gladiolo

A slang term for someone who is dead or done for, referring to the flower traditionally used at funerals. (Gladioli are the standard flowers for wakes and burials in the Dominican Republic).

a flower

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo