Definitions tagged maracaibo in the street dictionary.
Maracaibo is a Venezuelan city and the capital of Zulia state, located in the northwest. It is the most significant economic hub in western Venezuela due to the oil industry concentrated around Lake Maracaibo. It ranks as the second most populated and economically important city in the country, following the national capital.
Maracaibo is beautiful.
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A legendary music festival once held in the city of Maracaibo, produced by the variety show Sabado Sensacional and the TV network Venevision. (The event was famous for its massive, demanding crowd, which awarded performers different tiers of flower-shaped trophies based on the volume of their cheers).
"Festival de la orquidea was the absolute best back in the day" and "I miss when they used to broadcast Festival de la orquidea"
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The most famous bridge in Venezuela, spanning Lake Maracaibo (officially the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, it is a massive landmark and symbol of the Zulia region).
"We are going to cross the Puente del Lago" and "Everyone takes a photo of the Puente del Lago."
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A landmark symbol of Venezuela and the capital of Zulia. It is a major source of regional pride and is even the subject of a famous song (Maracaibo is the capital city of the state of Zulia).
Everyone loves driving across the bridge at El lago de Maracaibo. What would Maracaibo be without its lake?
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Term used in Maracaibo (Zulia state) to refer to a kite. (In most of Venezuela, the standard word for kite is papagayo).
Let's make a petaca. / My petaca flew away.
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A person from the city of Maracaibo in Zulia state. This is the formal term for someone also known as a Maracucho. (Maracaibo is Venezuela's second largest city and capital of the state of Zulia).
The most famous Marabino in Venezuela. Everyone loves Marabinos.
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An affectionate nickname for the Virgin of Chiquinquira, the patron saint of the state of Zulia (Zulia is a region in western Venezuela where this religious icon is a central symbol of local identity).
I am going to go see the Chinita. The Chinita is in Maracaibo.
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A person from the city of Maracaibo in the state of Zulia (Maracaibo is Venezuela's second largest city and is famous for its intense heat and very distinct regional dialect).
"Hey, are you a maracucho?" "Everything good, maracucho? How is the heat?"
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Used to describe something physically hard or tough, such as stale food, or a person who is very stubborn and hard-headed.
That bread is more Cachuo than a stone, you really are Cachuo.
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An adjective or adverb used in the Zulia region of Venezuela to describe something massive, huge, or enormous. (Zulia is known for its distinct regional dialect and the frequent use of molleja and its derivatives as versatile intensifiers).
That building is mollejúo! I bought you the laundry detergent, the mollejúo size. I went to buy Madonna concert tickets: the line was mollejúa. I got lost in the mall parking lot, it is way too mollejúo.
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The son of a man named Mardo (this is a phonetic pun on the word maldito, meaning damned or bastard, common in the Zulia region of Venezuela).
Mardito, you are just like your father, that big guy Mardo.
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