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Tag: objetos

Definitions tagged objetos in the street dictionary.

Coroteca

A shop or market stall that sells used or second-hand goods, which are usually much cheaper than new ones. (In Venezuela, a coroto is a common slang term for any object or piece of junk).

Let's go to the coroteca to see if I can find this piece of equipment. / There is new stuff at the coroteca, let's go see what we can buy.

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Venezuelaby Johanabra30

Chiril

Junk, clutter, or old, useless items that are kept stored away in a storage room or closet.

"That chiril is in the back room" and "I have so many chiriles that I do not know where to store them anymore"

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

Macundale

Refers to a person's stuff, gear, or belongings. (The term is widely believed to originate from Mack and Dale, a brand of tools used in Venezuelan oil fields during the early 20th century).

I am going to pack my macundales to leave. / Pick up your macundales, do not leave them there.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

Jorungar

To rummage through, poke around, or mess with someone else's things, usually by moving them out of their place.

Stop jorungando my stuff. Every time you jorungas my room, it becomes a disaster.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

Bemberia

A filler word used to refer to an object when the speaker cannot remember its name. It is equivalent to thingy or whatchamacallit (it functions as a synonym for the common Dominican slang term vaina).

hand me that bemberia that is down there.

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo

Tereque

A word for cheap, useless, or unnecessary junk that someone owns or carries around.

My neighbor is heading out with all her tereques.

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Ecuadorby Anónimo