Pentro
Menthol candies or mints (originally a specific brand of hard mints in Venezuela that became a generic term for any similar candy).
Pentro isn't sold anymore: I didn't like pentros.
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Tag: menta
Definitions tagged menta in the street dictionary.
VenezuelaMentaeguardia
A green hard mint candy. It is nicknamed Guard's Mint because its color matches the olive green uniforms traditionally worn by the military and security guards in the Dominican Republic.
We have to buy some mentaeguardia for Elizabeth.
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República Dominicanaculillo
To get pissed off, angry, or fly into a rage, especially when expressing frustration over a situation caused by others or their bad behavior. (In the Dominican Republic, this term specifically denotes anger, whereas in other countries it often means fear).
1. When I paid for my groceries, the cashier gave me a mint (candy) as change, supposedly because she didn't have 25-cent coins. I got such a culillo! 2. The teacher caught a culillo because the students wouldn't stop talking in class. 3. Manuel got a culillo big time because his kid failed the exam.
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Menta
In the Dominican Republic, Menta refers to any type of hard candy, regardless of the flavor. If the candy is actually mint-flavored, it is specifically called a Menta Verde or Menta de Guardia (a name for traditional green-striped peppermint candies).
--Give me a red Halls Menta. --No, better a white one so your breath does not stink.
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