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Tag: yerba

Definitions tagged yerba in the street dictionary.

matienzo

A slang term for mate (a traditional South American caffeine-rich herbal infusion shared socially and sipped through a metal straw).

Put the kettle on and let's have some matienzos.

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yerba no hay

A double entendre used to invite someone to perform oral sex. It relies on the verb chupar (to suck), which is used both for drinking mate and for sex. Since there is no yerba to make the tea, the person is suggesting something else to suck on (Yerba mate is a traditional herbal infusion in Argentina consumed through a metal straw).

- Should we have some mate? - Yerba no hay... - ...

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Amargo

A term for mate prepared without sugar or sweeteners. (Mate is a traditional Argentine caffeinated infusion shared socially and drunk through a metal straw).

- Do you want an amargo? - Sure, sounds good.

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paco

A small amount of marijuana wrapped in paper. It is also called a copa, which is the word paco with its syllables reversed.

I got three joints out of this paco.

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Pachuche

A joint or blunt with a high concentration of marijuana, commonly associated with Dominican rappers and urban culture.

Light the pachuche and get fly. The neighbor gets annoyed when he lights the pachuche.

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melma

A slang term for illegal drugs (Gualey is a neighborhood in Santo Domingo often associated with the street economy).

A: Where do they sell the melma around here? B: Head over to Gualey, buddy.

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Fogaraté

A wild plant that causes intense itching, burning, and skin irritation upon contact. (The stinging hairs of this plant are often used in pranks to make people itch).

Damn... They threw fogaraté on me yesterday.

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