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Tag: saranana

Definitions tagged saranana in the street dictionary.

Nacío

A skin sore or boil that appears after a hard fall or an insect bite, which forms a scab during healing that people find satisfying to pick at.

1. Yesterday while running I took a nasty fall and got a huge Nacío. 2. I scratched myself too much and gave myself a Nacío. 3. The mosquitoes really got to this kid and now he is covered in Nacío.

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Salpullio

A skin rash consisting of small bumps that typically appears due to heat, an allergic reaction, or eating something that disagrees with you. (In the Dominican Republic, this is often a heat rash caused by the lack of fans or air conditioning during frequent power outages).

Jose: What is wrong with Josefina, why does she have that Salpullio? Pedro: You know she does not have a power inverter at home, and with this heat and the blackouts, that Salpullio is the least that can happen to her.

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Guachipa

1. The soot or burnt ash released by sugar mill chimneys. 2. A skin rash or irritation that causes itching, often linked to this ash. 3. A classist label for poor people or their perceived lack of hygiene (Barahona is a Dominican city home to a major sugar mill whose soot affects the area).

1. High-class people have skin conditions. 2. Low-class people have Guachipa.

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo