la pincha
🇨🇺 Spanish slang from Cuba
What does “la pincha” mean?
job, work
Example
“Mañana tengo pincha temprano.”
I have work early tomorrow.
Good to know
From pinchar, to work.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: el trabajo
Heard in a conversation
Dinner with her parents
Yanelis Mi pura va a hacer congrí con yuca. Y viene mi primo de la Yuma.
My mom is making rice and beans with cassava. And my cousin from the States is coming.
Osmany ¡Qué rico! Salgo de la pincha a las cinco y voy pa’ allá.
Yum! I get off work at five and I'll head over.
Yanelis Oye, mi puro es medio serio. No llegues tarde, ¿eh?
Listen, my dad is kind of serious. Don't be late, OK?
More from Cuba
- pincharto work
- jinetero / jineterahustler who works the tourists
- por la izquierdaunder the table, off the books
- cuentapropistaself-employed (private business owner)
- sociolismogetting things done through friends (a pun on socialism)
- paladarprivate family-run restaurant
- pasar trabajoto have a hard time, to struggle
- aserebuddy, bro
Songs from Cuba
- Bailando · Enrique IglesiasLevel A2
- Chan Chan · Buena Vista Social ClubLevel A2
- La Gozadera · Gente de Zona, Marc AnthonyLevel A2
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