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Definitions tagged gas in the street dictionary.

CHANCHITO

A nickname for portable gas cylinders or propane tanks (in reference to their squat, rounded shape that resembles a little pig).

I buy a CHANCHITO every week for the heater.

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Cochinon

Someone who is exceptionally gross, nasty, or filthy, even more so than a regular pig. It is an intensified version of the word cochino (pig).

A: 'David! Did you just fart? Cochinón!' B: 'Oh, come on, it was an accident...'

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sifón

A pressurized bottle used for carbonated water, featuring a dispensing spout and a trigger lever. (In Argentina, these are commonly delivered to homes and swapped out by a specialized delivery man called a sodero).

Leave the empty sifones by the door, the soda man is about to come by.

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soda

Sparkling water dispensed from a pressurized siphon bottle (in Argentina, this term refers specifically to carbonated water and never to flavored soft drinks, which are called gaseosas).

I drink my wine with soda.

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Viento

A euphemism used to avoid saying the vulgar word peo (fart). (Peo is the standard, cruder term for flatulence used across most of Latin America).

He let out a viento right in the middle of the subway. | Do not drink so much milk, you know it makes you let out too many vientos.

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Peyorrera

A bout of excessive gas or a constant need to fart, usually triggered by indigestion or specific foods (derived from peo, the vulgar term for fart).

Those beans gave me peyorrera, or, He cannot eat cheese because it gives him peyorrera.

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Pedos

To fart or pass gas, specifically referring to the physical act or the resulting smell.

What a smell of pedo: did you drop a pedo?

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Bombero

In addition to meaning firefighter, in the Dominican Republic this is the term for a gas station attendant (a gas station is locally called a bomba).

The bomberos always have money for making change.

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abrir gas

To twist the throttle or accelerate on a motorcycle.

When a biker says the bike does not respond when you abrir gas, it means the engine RPMs do not increase when accelerating.

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pedar

A regional slang term from the province of Misiones used to mean farting or passing gas.

Stop pedar in my face! If you are going to pedar so much, go outside. The guy ate so many beans that he could not stop pedar.

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Peo

A fart; the release of body gas that comes out in two ways: loud and silent. You have to be careful with the silent ones because they stink like hell.

-When you are in the bathroom doing your business, those gases are peos. -When you eat three pounds of fried tripe (tripita) with avocado, or some sweet bean cream (habichuela con dulce, a traditional Dominican dessert).

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