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• Sticky: Es probablemente una referencia a las partes...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Es probablemente una referencia a las partes privadas de una mujer. Me imagino que almejilla es el diminutivo de "almeja". En Ingles es comun referiri a las partes privadas de una mujer como "almeja".

• Sticky: Nunca he escuchado la cancion pero mis 34 años de...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Nunca he escuchado la cancion pero mis 34 años de experiencia en ser un jíbaro Borícua me díce que la palabra en duda as "escocoto". No se si es una palabra "slang" o no pero simplemente significa...

• Sticky: Actually "Mujer que no ha conocido varon" may...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Actually "Mujer que no ha conocido varon" may just be an elaborate way of calling a woman a virgin. I believe the translation to that phrase is " A woman who has no knowledge of males (or a male)"....

• Sticky: ha ha ha...I stand corrected, I always thought it...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  ha ha ha...I stand corrected, I always thought it was slang because my dad used it, and my dad has a way with words!
  
  Actually, quite a few of my friends use the word "pimp" in the same way.

• Sticky: in a different context the word "chulo" is also a...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  in a different context the word "chulo" is also a slang for a pimp. oddly enough I use the word "pimp" as a slang when I like something. I use it in the same context as "cool" or "fresh".
  
  for...

• Sticky: I've heard people use "un chinchito" to mean a...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  I've heard people use "un chinchito" to mean a very small amount. My GF likes to ask me to turn down the radio "just a chinch", which she obviously got from "chin".
  
  I forgot that I also use...

• Sticky: Back home we call the cops "Los Camarones" and...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Back home we call the cops "Los Camarones" and "La Jara" . And a "chota" or "chotión" is a snitch. We also call pennies "perras" or "perritas". Apparently in Ponce (according to my ex) quarters are...

• Sticky: As far as I know "mecha" is the Spanish word for...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  As far as I know "mecha" is the Spanish word for "wick", the part of a candle or oil lamp that burns. I don't think I've ever heard it used in slang. If it used in slang, I would say that it may be...

• Sticky: Cubano 102/Damarys My pops is Puerto Rican,...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Cubano 102/Damarys
  
  
  My pops is Puerto Rican, like myself, He was born in Aguadilla and moved to NYC at the age of 12, where he lived until his mid 30's, he then moved back to PR in the early...

• Sticky: I just remembered another of my dad's funny...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  I just remembered another of my dad's funny words:
  
  Sírey
  
  I have no idea what it means but he uses it whenever he wants to point out that something is difficult or hard to change.
  
  ie "ni pal...

• Sticky: I believe that there are 4 official languages...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  I believe that there are 4 official languages recognized by the Spanish government: Castilian (aka Spanish), Euskara (aka Basque), Catalán (aka Valencian) and Galician. Then there area few other...

• Sticky: I found this interesting article on Wiki earlier...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  I found this interesting article on Wiki earlier today:
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_dialects_and_varieties
  
  I thought you guys would find it interesting. Especially the section where it...

• Sticky: sounds like a version of the word "rastrillo"...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  sounds like a version of the word "rastrillo" which means rake in english. "Rastrillar" means to rake. So "rastrillea" could mean the act of raking. I'm guessing that, if it's from a reggaeton song,...

• Who cares about structure? As long as the song...

  Thread: Structure of a song??? (8 Replies, 5,806 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Who cares about structure? As long as the song makes sense to you, then it's fine. If you are writing music for the purpose of making money, then yeah, I guess structure matters. But if you are...

• Sticky: yeah, is it like "jibaro"?...you know like...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  yeah, is it like "jibaro"?...you know like calling someone a redneck because of how they sound?

• Sticky: you're right...i didn't think of that, instead i...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  you're right...i didn't think of that, instead i went off into left field!
  
  ha ha ha
  
  
  if that's the case then "k vuelta haces" would mean "what a turn you've made"
  
  
  i guess we'd have to...

• Sticky: I am having a hard time with the word "Acere" but...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  I am having a hard time with the word "Acere" but the "k vuelta" part could mean "what turnaround" or something like it. "K" is slang for the word "que" which means "what" and "vuelta" means to turn...

• Sticky: Bellaco/Bellaca means different things to...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Bellaco/Bellaca means different things to different folks. My ex, who's Colombian, used the word to suggest that something was disagreeable or bad. For example on a rainy day she commented that "el...

• Sticky: "Chevere" is used in similar fashion in Puerto...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  "Chevere" is used in similar fashion in Puerto Rico as well, although I'm not sure it's commonly used now-a-days. I also use a variation of it - "Cheveroqui".
  
  But then again, I am a hick from the...

• Sticky: Awesome! Most of the words seem to be nouns....

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Awesome!
  
  Most of the words seem to be nouns. In fact, the large majority of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities have Taíno names. The same thing for mountain ranges and rivers. Cuba has a ton of Taíno...

• Sticky: Here's a short list of things that I can think of...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Here's a short list of things that I can think of that we use in our area of Puerto Rico (northwest):
  
  Jícotea = Turtle
  Cocolía = Sea Crab
  Júey = Land Crab
  Múcaro = Owl
  Gúaragúao = Hawk or...

• Sticky: Cool, didn't know that Mofarse even existed! The...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Cool, didn't know that Mofarse even existed! The quitipon thing I figured out but I thought it was funny. Someday I'll post a list of crazy made up words that my pops uses. Most of them are Latinized...

• Sticky: The funny thing is, most of the time, the person...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  The funny thing is, most of the time, the person I am calling that isn't even dark! This is why the white dude was confused because he noticed that I call all them "negrita" regardless of their skin...

• Sticky: Vacilar can also be used to imply that someone is...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Vacilar can also be used to imply that someone is making fun of someone else. As in "Tu me estas vacilando" (You're making fun of me).
  
  Funny thing is my dad has a weird slang that he uses when...

• Sticky: Mellao is definitely a slang for "toothless". I...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Mellao is definitely a slang for "toothless". I dunno about a girl with tight pants though. I remember using the slang phrase "esta fuma'" to describe a girl whose pants were so tight that she had a...

• Sticky: Parcha is our word for Passion Fruit. Jugo de...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Parcha is our word for Passion Fruit.
  
  Jugo de Parcha is literally Passion Fruit Juice.
  
  It is the best juice after Jugo De Acerolas! Acerolas are a sort tropical cherry. Acerolas are also...

• Sticky: I tend to use the word "negrita" as a term of...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  I tend to use the word "negrita" as a term of endearment. I got it from my pops who uses it all the time. ''Negrita" is similar to "morena" except that it specfically means "black girl" as opposed...

• Actually, the last line of the first verse is...

  Thread: Hector Lavoe - Todo Tiene Su Final (spa.->eng. plz) (9 Replies, 15,390 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  Actually, the last line of the first verse is wrong, it reads:
  
  "Como el campeon mundial dio su vida por llegar y perder lo mas querido en nada"
  
  and it should be:
  
  "Como el campeon mundial...

• Sticky: We in PR (or at least the area that I am from,...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  We in PR (or at least the area that I am from, Arecibo/Camuy) use "piña" in the same fashion, more often to indicate that someone got hit. As in "le di un piñazo!"
  
  We also use salsa in a similar...

• Sticky: This is from an old Hector LaVoe song that he...

  Thread: Spanish slang clarifications (1,605 Replies, 780,000 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  This is from an old Hector LaVoe song that he played at yankee stadium with Fania All Stars. He says "Yo quiero que todo el mundo cante. Y no le tengan miedo a la jara que si llo digo algo fresco nos...

• Aguanile

  Thread: (*) Hector Lavoe ;Pls help translate AGUANILE (27 Replies, 91,201 Views) by eg1218

  
  

  This song is from a Santeria chant. It's meaning is simple: it refers to the ritual of cleaning oneself of bad spirits and cleaning your home of bad spirits. Aggua means to clean and and Ile means...