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Tag: sol

Definitions tagged sol in the street dictionary.

yas

Another way to say the beach. (It is a slang term derived from reversing the syllables of the word playa).

A: Bro, where are we going this weekend? B: To the yas, man.

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Panamáby Rita.AP

Rachisol

A patch of ground or a spot where the sun beats down and feels especially hot (a term used specifically by people from the Spanish province of Salamanca to describe a sun-trap).

If you stay in that rachisol for too long you are going to get burned.

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Españaby NikoIzq

Almarecer

A term for the spiritual essence of a sunrise in Guadalajara (a city in central Spain).

Go to bed early, tomorrow we will get up at Almarecer.

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Españaby NikoIzq

Tabardillo

Sunstroke or a severe sunburn caused by spending too much time in the sun. (In Venezuela, this term specifically refers to the physical illness or fever resulting from heat exhaustion.)

Who told me to go and get a Tabardillo? I fell asleep on the sand and got a Tabardillo.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

Catire

1. A person with blonde hair or fair skin. 2. A nickname for the sun (personifying the sun as a fair-complexioned man).

Today the catire is intense. That catire is just gorgeous.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

vayase por la sombrita

A literal instruction to walk in the shade when running an errand while the sun is scorching. (In the Caribbean, this is a common warning to avoid heatstroke or fainting from the intense midday sun).

Grandma: Look, take this rice to the neighbor and 'vete por la sombrita' so you don't pass out from the heat.

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo

MG

An abbreviation representing several concepts: the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, a Master's degree, a megagram (metric ton), the chemical symbol for magnesium, or the car brand MG (Morris Garages). It also refers to Matt Groening (The Simpsons creator), MG brand gin, or the game Mundo Gaturro (In Venezuelan street and digital slang, it is almost exclusively used to mean Me Gusta, referring to a Like on social media).

Rafa sends word to tell you MG

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Venezuelaby Anónimo