Definitions tagged tenis in the street dictionary.
The common term used in Panama for sneakers or lace-up athletic shoes. (In many other Spanish-speaking countries, this word refers to slippers or light flats).
A: Andres, when are you going to wash those zapatillas? They are a total mess! B: I will wash them in a bit, mom.
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Brand-new sneakers or shoes, especially those imported or sent from abroad (often referring to high-end or trendy footwear).
Well, well, well, look at who is debuting their new calza pollo!
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Canvas Converse All Star sneakers. They are named this way because they look like the shoes worn by El Chapulin Colorado (a clumsy, iconic superhero from a classic Mexican TV show popular across Latin America).
They gave me some gray Converse chapulines.
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To make out or French kiss intensely. It describes two people kissing with a lot of tongue, going at it with everything they have. (The phrase regarding shoe tongues is a Dominican idiom for doing something with maximum intensity).
Luz tells Jonas that she is going to give him a chuliar with everything she has got.
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A brand of sneakers popular in the Dominican Republic between the 1970s and 1990s, manufactured by Francisco H. Espejo, C. por A. (the source of the acronym FHECA). In the 90s, they were known for models that imitated Nike Air shoes.
- I bought some Fheca Air at the flea market (la pulga is a well known street market) for 75 pesos. - You got ripped off.
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In the town of Lora del Rio (Seville), this term is used to refer to sneakers or athletic shoes.
I am putting on my chavalines to be more comfortable while walking.
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Athletic shoes or sneakers.
- I am going to buy some tenis at Tarrazo. - Oh no, go to Los Chavales instead. (Tarrazo and Los Chavales are well-known footwear stores in the Dominican Republic).
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(1) Canvas beach shoes, usually flat styles like Keds or low-top Converse. (2) Old, beat-up, or low-quality sneakers. (The term refers to the boat-like shape of these shoes, named after a type of small wooden boat used in the Caribbean.)
You can't play basketball well in a pair of Champion yolas. (Champion is a brand often associated with budget footwear in the Dominican Republic.)
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sneakers or tennis shoes worn without laces (this term is a local variation of alpargata, which originally refers to espadrilles)
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A brand of sneakers that is considered completely overexposed or played out in Santo Domingo. It is even mentioned in popular songs (reflecting how the brand became a local cliché due to its extreme popularity or the prevalence of knockoffs).
Like the song says: Not another PUMA no!
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A brand of sneakers that is everywhere on the streets of the Dominican Republic, known for flashy colors, three stripes on the sides, and a leaping puma logo. The brand also makes polos, pants, hats, and a ton of gear for athletes and trendy guys (jevitos). Like most clothing in Santo Domingo, about 80 percent of Puma gear is fake, which led to even motorcycle taxi drivers (motoristas) wearing Puma kicks that were supposed to cost 80 US dollars or 2,700 Dominican pesos.
Another Puma Noooooooo!!!!!!! (That is how the song goes, written because of the abundance of Puma sneakers in the DR)
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