fiana
🇨🇺 Spanish slang from Cuba
What does “fiana” mean?
the police
Example
“Cuidado, que ahí viene la fiana.”
Careful, the cops are coming.
Good to know
Informal and slightly disrespectful.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: la policía
Heard in a conversation
First shift at the paladar
Ernesto ¡Qué bueno! ¿Y la jama es buena o fula?
Great! And is the food good or lousy?
Yanet Buenísima. Pero ojo: si viene un inspector o la fiana, todo en orden, ¿eh?
Excellent. But careful: if an inspector or the police come, everything in order, OK?
Ernesto Tranquila, monina, yo soy serio.
Relax, pal, I'm a serious guy.
🚓 How other countries say “the cops”
- 🇦🇷 canaArgentina
- 🇨🇴 tomboColombia
- 🇵🇪 tomboPeru
- 🇵🇷 la jaraPuerto Rico
- 🇲🇽 la chotaMexico · In Puerto Rico 'chota' is a snitch.
- 🇪🇸 la pasmaSpain
- 🇨🇱 pacoChile
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