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Argentina 8 Oct 2005 | 06:15 am
abombado- stupid andar con trompa- to be in a bad mood bacan- someone who is rich or pretends to be bailanta- nightlucb boliche- nightclub bondi- bus (colectivo) cana- policeman che- hey chorro-thief ...
Central America (gen.) 8 Oct 2005 | 06:14 am
aviador- a government worker who only shows up on payday
Bolivia 8 Oct 2005 | 06:14 am
bife- punch buitre- vomit buitrear- to vomit cachar- to catch, to understand camba- someone from the south of the country camote- in love clefa- someone who shows up when they're not invited colla- so...
Costa Rica 8 Oct 2005 | 06:14 am
ahorita- sometime, some day (maybe never) bicho- a creep, a jerk (lit. insect, slug) burdo- a bum (lit. an adj., rude) desayuno tipico- arroz y frijoles mariposa: a gay puña: "polite" form of puta, fr...
Colombia 8 Oct 2005 | 06:13 am
un bacan- a cool guy bacano- cool berraco- Fantastic/astute person cachaco- person from Bogota cantaleta- Rambling, sermonizing conversation chevere- cool dar lata- to annoy, bother un gamin- homeless...
El Salvador 8 Oct 2005 | 06:13 am
casamiento- rice and beans chucho- dog cipote- child/kid cuche- pig guaro- trago pisto- plata puchica!- more polite expression that the altervative quilio- militar
Mexico 8 Oct 2005 | 03:12 am
chamaco- small child chido- cool mande- what naco-boorish, uneducated peron popote- straw orale- ok ya mero- almost
Panama 8 Oct 2005 | 03:08 am
un blanco- a cigarette chicha- juice el chino- a corner store el diablo rojo- bus una fria- a beer una pinta- a beer
Paraguay 7 Oct 2005 | 03:28 am
abatatarse- to lose one's nerve agati- dragonfly (guarinismo) bachicha- Italian banderola- fanlight batacazo- windfall bolada- opportune moment bolilla- topic cachada- joke cama- udder (guarinismo) ca...
