🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
Spanish slang from Puerto Rico · 73 phrases
- ¡Wepa!Woo-hoo! / Yay!
- janguearto hang out
- daleOK! / Go for it!
- corillocrew, group of friends
- chavosmoney
- perreoreggaeton grinding dance
- ¿Qué es la que hay?What's up?
- ¡Ay bendito!Oh dear! / Aw, poor thing!
- boricuaPuerto Rican
- panabuddy, friend
- achoman! / dude
- brutalawesome
- nítidogreat, cool
- jevo / jevaboyfriend / girlfriend
- revolúmess, chaos
- bregarto deal with, handle
- guaguabus
- pelaobroke
- charrocorny, tacky
- fiesta de marquesinagarage party
- bebelataa drinking session
- chinchorrearto hop between roadside bars
- jendíodrunk
- darse un paloto have a drink
- ajoraorushed, in a hurry
- enchismaoannoyed, ticked off
- un pesoa dollar
- vellóna five-cent coin, a nickel
- pesetaa quarter (25 cents)
- estar en la ollato be broke
- agarraostingy
- cuartosmoney, cash
- tumbarto rip someone off, to rob
- al fiaoon tab, on credit
- ¿Qué pasó?hey, what's up? (lit. "what happened?")
- ¿Cómo tú estás?how are you? (in the Caribbean word order)
- bendición"bless me": greeting an elder
- Dios te bendigaGod bless you (reply to "bendición", or goodbye)
- manobro (from "hermano")
- pai / maibuddy, dear (lit. dad / mum)
- ¿Qué se cuenta?what's new?
- ahí nos vemossee you
- cuídatetake care (goodbye)
- enchulaosmitten, head over heels
- gataa hot girl (reggaeton style)
- tirarleto hit on someone
- papi chuloa hot guy, a charmer
- bellacohorny (rude, from reggaeton)
- pegar cuernosto cheat on someone
- chulo / chulacute, lovely
- mi negra / mi negromy love, darling (affectionate)
- la bregathe daily grind
- chiripeoodd jobs, a side gig
- coger breakto take a break
- un bonchea bunch, a load (from English)
- poncharto clock in or out (punch the clock)
- hacer overtimeto work overtime
- el chequethe paycheck
- estar en la calleto be out of work
- echar pa'lanteto push on, to get ahead
- pendejoidiot (rude)
- lambónmooch; a suck-up
- presentaonosy, butting in
- cafrecrass, low-class person
- mamaowimp, pushover
- comemierdasnob, stuck-up (very rude)
- bochincherogossip, someone who spreads rumours
- jartarseto stuff yourself
- una fríaa cold beer
- friturasfried snacks (alcapurrias, bacalaítos, pastelillos)
- alcapurriafried fritter of green banana and taro stuffed with meat
- mofongomashed fried plantain with garlic and crackling
- un piscolabisa little snack, a bite
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