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Tag: quemar

Definitions tagged quemar in the street dictionary.

CHAQUEO

The practice of burning vegetation or crop residue to clear and prepare land for new planting (a traditional slash-and-burn agricultural method common in the Bolivian lowlands).

It is already time for CHAQUEO.

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Achicharrar

In the state of Zulia, this refers to accidentally burning something to a crisp or charring it (Zulia is a region in western Venezuela known for its distinct dialect and intense heat).

You are achicharrando my hair!, my arepas got achicharraron.

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Querosín

Kerosene, a liquid fuel used for stoves and lamps, as well as for rural chores like burning brush or trash (la quema refers to the common practice of clearing land with fire).

All the querosín spilled on the kitchen floor | They say querosín is very good for getting stains out of clothes

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Pirómana

A nickname used for the daughter of Crane-Blake, who is known for her habit of burning down Hunger Games arenas with lighters, flamethrowers, or similar tools (LJDH refers to Los Juegos del Hambre, the Spanish title for The Hunger Games).

You are only missing a lighter to be the Pirómana.

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arduos

Describes a stinging or burning sensation, often used to describe someone who is feeling bitter or butt-hurt (in Peru, this is a pun on the standard word for difficult and the verb for to burn).

When you get burned.

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Aburar

Used in Palencia, Spain, to describe lightly scorching or singeing clothing with an iron without burning a hole through the fabric.

The iron was too hot and it slightly aburó my sleeve.

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fumanchar

To smoke marijuana (this Mexican slang term combines the word for smoke with a colloquialism for getting high or messing up).

Let's go fumanchar at the poser's house (a villamelon is a fake fan or someone pretending to be an expert) with the homies from the mobos!

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torar

To scorch or singe clothing with a hot iron.

When the iron is left in contact with the fabric for too long, it turns brown from the excessive heat. That is, it gets torar and can rip.

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Perreo

A style of dancing to reggaeton where a couple grinds very closely, either face to face or with the woman's back to the man. Many perreo moves mimic sexual positions, but performed fully clothed.

We were at a party last night and everyone was perreando way too hard!

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Perriar

To grind or dance in a sexually provocative way, typically to reggaeton. The act is often jokingly or insultingly associated with being promiscuous. (In the Dominican Republic, the term cuero is a vulgar way to refer to a prostitute.)

A: Valeria is perriar like a total slut! B: I like how she is perriar. Sensual movement and she was even taking off her clothes.

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Perreo

Dancing reggaeton while grinding or simulating sex with very little clothing (the term comes from the word for dog, mimicking the way they mate).

-There is perreo tonight! -Perreo in low light!

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Perrear

Dancing reggaeton by grinding closely against a partner, either from the front or behind, with sensual movements. Some positions look like dry humping or having sex with clothes on. (Reggaeton is a genre of urban music and dance that originated in Puerto Rico).

There is a party tomorrow, let's go perrear with the women there.

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