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Tag: taino

Definitions tagged taino in the street dictionary.

Quisqueya

A poetic and patriotic name for the Dominican Republic, used as a synonym for the homeland and national identity. It is famously used in the national anthem and was historically championed by Juan Pablo Duarte to give the country a distinct name (Juan Pablo Duarte is the primary founding father of the Dominican Republic). Although the source identifies it as a Mayan term meaning Mother of All Lands, it is fundamentally an expression of Dominican pride.

The island of Santo Domingo is shared by two independent nations. Since both could use the descriptor Dominican, each should have a proper name. Haiti has one, but the other republic does not. Because each uses a different name for the island, other countries call it Hispaniola. To resolve this, the nation without a unique name should adopt Quisqueya.

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby Cosme E Perez

areito

Ceremonial rituals of the Taino people involving rhythmic verses and group dances led by a storyteller who recited history through song. (The Taino were the indigenous people of the Caribbean.)

The Taino people used to practice the areito.

Automatically translated from Spanish

República Dominicanaby Anónimo

guabara

An indigenous Taino term for a type of freshwater shrimp that lives among rocks in rivers (Puerto Rican Spanish retains many words from the Taino, the original inhabitants of the Antilles).

1. We went to catch guabaras at the river. 2. The guabara hide among the rocks, so you have to look for them carefully.

Automatically translated from Spanish

Puerto Ricoby Anónimo