Cigüeñal
A device used to draw water from a well (in Salamanca, this refers to a shadoof or well-sweep, a traditional counterbalanced pole).
Bring me the cigüeñal, let's go get some water.
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Tag: pozo
Definitions tagged pozo in the street dictionary.
Españasampoña
A specific spot in the Guayabillo area of Moca, about a kilometer down the alley next to the church. It refers to a well where the community fetched water, specifically remembered for a local man named Gadun who would draw water there while wearing torn pants and no underwear. (Moca is a city and province in the northern Cibao region of the Dominican Republic).
go to the sampoña to get the water...
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República Dominicanatuberculo gourmet
The coolest character in the Dominican Republic, played by comedian Raymond Pozo. He is all about food: the man who respects himself, eats! (Tubérculo Gourmet is a famous comedic character known for his massive appetite and love for traditional, heavy Dominican rural dishes).
I eat, I eat looooots of eggs, with soaked concon and a whole ton of dry pigeon peas on top!
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Electronica Garcia
The top repair shop in the city of Moca, featuring the greatest technician in the whole wide world. It has a tech named Juanito with a head that stores massive amounts of electronics data, not because he is smart but because of its physical size. There is also a beautiful secretary who spends all day chatting on her phone instead of helping customers, and a young manager who gets things done in a flash. Finally, there is Robin, who is basically a zombie. (Moca is a city in the Espaillat province of the Dominican Republic).
A: Where should I take the TV? B: Oh, to Elias, the most expensive and best! To Juanito, the big-headed one. Or to Robin, the walking corpse from the Lady Well, Colombia!
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Puyon
A drive point or well point used for shallow well drilling. It is a pipe, usually up to 2 inches in diameter and ranging from 0.6 to 1.5 meters long, with a reinforced tip designed to be hammered into the soil. Multiple pipes are joined to reach underground water sources up to 15 meters deep. The puyon features side perforations covered with a metal mesh filter to keep out sediment while water is drawn up by a pump.
We need a puyon to drill into the ground.
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MéxicoCañá
A drainage ditch, gully, or open sewer where rainwater or river water flows, often becoming a clogged dumping ground for trash and waste. (In Dominican Spanish, this is the phonetic shortening of cañada, referring to these channels in urban areas).
Go throw that garbage in the Lava Pies cañá.
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