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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Tag: "murcia"
Definitions tagged "murcia" in the street dictionary.
EspañaBajoca
A regional term for green beans (primarily used in the Murcia and Valencia regions of Spain).
We will have potatoes with bajocas and oil for dinner.
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Almostrá
A unit of measurement based on how much a person can fit in their cupped hand (a dialectal contraction of the word almorzada used in rural areas of Spain).
Toss me an almostrá of candies for the kids.
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Alcuza
A small container used to store oil that has been used for cooking. (It is common in Spanish households to keep a specific jar or tin to collect used oil for reuse).
Once I have served the steaks, hand me the alcuza.
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Averío
Working livestock or draft animals used for manual labor. The term is a play on the word averia, meaning a mechanical breakdown, suggesting that animals are more reliable than machinery because they do not break down. (In rural Spain, this refers to beasts of burden like mules or oxen used for farm tasks).
We have several heads of Averío that help us with the work in the fields.
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Apechusques
A quirky, informal term for the gear, gadgets, or personal belongings someone carries with them.
Sort out your apechusques, we are heading out this very afternoon.
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Balsón
A huge puddle, supposedly big enough that you would need a raft to cross it if you were bold or foolish enough.
Kid, stop jumping in the balsones!
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Bollicos
Christmas sweets made from honey, chocolate, and almonds (a traditional holiday treat found in parts of southeastern Spain).
Around this time of year we always bake bollicos.
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cocon
A hollow or basin carved into rock by the constant dripping or flow of water.
In those rocks you could see the cocones that the waterfall had formed over the years.
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Capillo
A variation of the word capullo, referring specifically to the cocoon spun by a silkworm.
My silkworms have already formed their Capillos
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Chupaero
A small land snail. (In Southern Spain, this refers to the specific varieties of small snails that are gathered and cooked as a traditional snack).
When it rains, this park gets full of chupaeros.
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Corrental
A small glass used for serving wine.
A pitcher of beer and a Pepsi for my friends, and a corrental for me.
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Barrigaverde
A playful nickname used by residents of Cartagena to refer to people from Murcia (it refers to the history of vegetable farming in the region and is often used in the context of their local rivalry).
Hey, barrigaverde, come here a second.
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Chispero
A lighter, specifically one that uses a flint spark or a wick (in Spain, this often refers to traditional windproof lighters that use a long orange rope cord).
Lend me your chispero for a second to light my cigarette.
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Gorrita
A kink or sharp fold in a hose that prevents water from flowing through.
I am going to check if there is a gorrita or a tear, that is why the water is not coming out.
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Esturreo
The act of scattering seeds by hand in a wide, sweeping arc across the soil.
We have already prepared the soil, now you esturrea the seeds and we will go home.
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Galillo
A slang term referring to the throat or windpipe.
Don't pull his tie so tight, you'll crush his galillo!
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galla
A term often used as a substitute for a walking stick or cane (commonly used in regional parts of Spain).
Hand me the galla, kid, and let's go for a walk.
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Agestao
A term used to describe a ruminant animal that is completely full or satiated after eating. (Commonly used in rural contexts).
The goats are agestás from all the grass they have eaten.
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Alcalde
A slang term for the penis used in the region of Murcia. It humorously treats the male organ as a town mayor, much to the annoyance of actual elected officials (In Spanish, alcalde literally means mayor).
What is with that face? Did you catch your alcalde in your zipper?
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Bollero
A bun or pastry seller. This definition is a play on words using the term 'bollera' (a slang and often vulgar word for a lesbian in Spain). The joke implies that since a man cannot be the husband of a lesbian, he settles for the literal trade of selling pastries.
He found a job as a bollero
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Concejales
Slang for the testicles. The term uses a mocking political metaphor where the two testicles are the councilmen and the penis is the mayor. It reflects a cultural tradition in Spain of using titles of authority to describe vulgar or anatomical concepts as a form of social satire.
If you touch a single hair on my head, you are going to get a kick in the Concejales.
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Emputecío
A term styled after old-fashioned village nicknames, used to describe a man who frequently visits sex workers. It is a more colloquial or mock-traditional way of calling someone a whoremonger or a chronic brothel-goer. (The suffix -io mimics old rural naming conventions in Spain).
His wife does not know he is an emputecío.
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Dedil
A leather finger stall used by reapers to protect their fingers while harvesting grain with a sickle.
Go home and bring me the dediles, I forgot them.
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panocha
The traditional folk dialect, now nearly extinct, from the agricultural plains of Murcia, Spain (the Huerta de Murcia).
Grandpa knows how to speak panocho!
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