A person from the United States (this term is ubiquitous in Panama due to the historical U.S. presence in the Canal Zone and the use of the U.S. dollar as legal tender).
That gringo is really hot, girl | Panama is full of gringos because we use dollars here too
A slang term used to refer to the United States. (Note: It combines the term gringo, commonly used to describe people from the U.S., with the suffix landia, meaning land).
I am heading to Gringolandia. Everyone is traveling to Gringolandia.
A slang term used to refer to the United States, characterizing it as an imperial power (this phrasing was popularized by the Venezuelan government to criticize U.S. foreign policy and has since entered casual speech).
"What you really like is going to El imperio" / "The bougie girl, the one who goes to El imperio the most."
To a Dominican, Nueva York refers to the entire United States, and sometimes any foreign country (due to the large Dominican population in New York City, it became the primary reference point for all emigration to the U.S.).
-- So-and-so left for Nueva York. -- No, he went to Miami. -- But that is Nueva York too.
A type of saddle, typically for a horse, featuring large shock-absorbing springs marked with the letters USA on the back. (This refers to specific American-made saddles that became popular in the Dominican Republic).
From the Dominican Popular Songbook. An old merengue says: I mount my horse, I put the USA on him, my horse knows what I like.
To be extremely loose or stretched out down there, referring to a woman having a wide vagina from supposedly having too much sex. It is a vulgar insult and never a compliment. (A jarro is a wide-mouthed tin cup or pitcher common in the Dominican Republic, used here as a metaphor for the width of the opening.)
1. Damn, that girl is really estas a jarro. 2. All those girls are estas a jarro because they sleep with everyone.
Refers to a woman who has had a lot of sex or many partners, comparing her to a worn-out car clutch. It implies she has high mileage or gives off a rank, sweaty smell from frequent activity. (The mention of Luca and Juan Mejia refers to two geographical points in the Dominican Republic used here to emphasize frequent use or long distance).
Holy shit, that girl has a serious stench of Cloche Quemao.