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Tag: gallina

Definitions tagged gallina in the street dictionary.

Sica

1. Chicken droppings. 2. A vulgar term equivalent to shit, used as a general profanity or an exclamation of frustration. (The term specifically refers to bird waste in the Dominican Republic but is used broadly as a swear word).

1. The chicken left the porch full of sica. 2. DAMN, WHAT A SICA, I forgot to do my homework.

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República Dominicanaby rhafyrfon

Millonario

A popular nickname for the Argentine soccer club River Plate (the name stems from the high prices the team paid for players in the 1930s).

Let's go Millo! Let's go Millonario! All the way from Nunez, we are going to take the victory lap!

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Argentinaby DiegoEFE

chongo

A breed of chicken in Venezuela characterized by its long legs and heavy, bulky body. Since the roosters of this breed are not used for cockfighting, the term is also used to describe a person with a large build or a man who is exceptionally mellow, harmless, and avoids confrontation.

"that guy is very chongo"; referring to his bulky physique or meaning he is a peaceful man who does not like to fight.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Ñema

Refers to an egg yolk. It is a regional pronunciation of the word yema, primarily used in the Venezuelan Andes.

Honey, take out the ñema to make a dessert with it. / You need to add several ñemas to the cake.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Tomisco

A vulgar abbreviation for the phrase todos mis cojones, which literally translates to all my balls. It is used as a setup for a prank question where the speaker baits the listener into asking who the person is to deliver the crude punchline (this is a phonetic joke used in Spain similar to the English deez nuts prank).

Do you know Tomisco?

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Españaby Anónimo

pendejo

What a sneaky bastard! Used to describe someone who is manipulative, unscrupulous, or tries to take advantage of others. (In Peru, it highlights someone's audacity or slyness).

I mean, what a pendejada.

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Perúby Anónimo

pate gallina

The act of interlocking your fingers with palms up at waist height to form a step for another person to climb or reach higher. (Literally: chicken foot).

Give me a pate gallina to change the light bulb.

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Colombiaby Anónimo

piquisucia

A backyard hen or a chicken that lives in the dirt. (Commonly refers to free-range poultry in rural Colombia).

on the farms they raise free-range chickens, we vulgarly call them piquisucias or gumarras.

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Colombiaby Anónimo

Guinea

A black bird with white spots that looks like a mix of chicken and turkey, which is commonly eaten. (Guinea refers to the guinea fowl, a bird common in the Caribbean prized for its meat).

They are serving a guinea rice dish at Menganito's place.

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República Dominicanaby Individuo

Picapollo

Crispy fried chicken cut into pieces and served with fried plantain slices (this is a ubiquitous Dominican fast food sold at specialized local shops).

Let's go to Pollos Victorina to stuff ourselves with an incredible Picapollo.

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Pollo

1. Edible bird: the staple meat of the Dominican Republic (it is the primary protein in the traditional daily lunch known as 'la bandera'). 2. A slang term for a handsome or attractive man.

1. Today we will eat rice, beans, and Pollo. 2. That guy is a Pollo DJ.

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República Dominicanaby toto