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Spanish Idioms - Dominican Slang Part 6

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This deck covers Dominican slang terms and idioms, providing definitions and context for each term. It's a helpful resource for understanding colloquial expressions used in the Dominican Republic.

Moños, greñas, pajón, corbeja, afro

used to describe frizzy hair
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Term
Definition
Moños, greñas, pajón, corbeja, afro
used to describe frizzy hair
Montro (a)
dude, buddy, pal.
Morena, Moreno
the brown color of the skin. You will hear someone call out to another 'Oy Morena!'
Moto
motorcycle
Motoconcho
motorcycle taxi (more on transportation Dominican style)
Muflé
a muffler

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TermDefinition
Moños, greñas, pajón, corbeja, afro
used to describe frizzy hair
Montro (a)
dude, buddy, pal.
Morena, Moreno
the brown color of the skin. You will hear someone call out to another 'Oy Morena!'
Moto
motorcycle
Motoconcho
motorcycle taxi (more on transportation Dominican style)
Muflé
a muffler
Muñecas Limé
the doll of limé was created in 1981 by sculpture Mere Liliana. The original is not made now
Mu, Muo
dumb
*Ná
short for nada (nothing) (corrected by Rachel)
*Nalgas
butt cheeks (in Spain Spanish the word is culo which in DR Spanish that is the butt hole)
*Ñame
fool, idiot
*Ñañara (Saranana, guachipa, salpullio)
Itching and burning dermatitis
*Ñapa
a gift for buying a lot of things. Like the bank gives a gift for opening an account or you buy 3 and get 1 free.
*Negocito
small business. usually meaning all the little vendors and shops set up along the streets
*Nitido
when something is cool. 'That's cool' = 'ta nitido'
*Ñojo
said to say something in very large '¡Que ñojo (gran) pescao!' 'What a big fish!' (from the southwest)
Olla
signifies being in big monetary trouble
*Ordenar
to order
*Osten
someone that acts in a very arrogant way
*Oyé
when someone is wants to make sure they are heard, ie: 'listen up'! (usually said 2 times to make it)
*Oyéme
'Listen to me'.
*pa' k
why, but why. 'Pa' k you do not talk to me?'
*pa´allá
over there. 'Where is the street?' 'Pa' alla' (said with a underhand swish of the wrist).
*Pa' po' la
when you take leftovers from a restaurant to eat the next day
*Pai
dad; papá; father
*Pájaro
feminine homosexual
*Pajon
person with their hair all messed up and sticking out.
*Palé
the lottery, it is combination first and second numbers of the lottery and pays 1000 to 1
*Palero
from Trujillos era this was one of his security forces armed with heavy wooden bats
*Paletero
street vendor that sells cigarretes, candies and gum from a box that resembles a large suitcase, palet.
*Paloma
love, gentile person.
*Palomo
one who deceives in love. Game player.
*Pampers
disposable diapers
*Pana, Panita
friend, partner, colleague. A friendly remark to greet a friend.
*Panó or Panneau
the horses you see around that look skinny, like they are on their last leg, but are really very strong
*Pantis
panties
*Paracaídas
someone that goes to a party uninvited
*Parao
person with good economic position. It is also a sexual expression talking about an erect penis
*Parejero
a vain person, to be vain
*Pariguayo
party watcher
*Pasao
crazy, used when you disapprove of the actions of another person ''tu 'ta pasao''
*Patana
big trailer truck
*Patatú
a person very upset; the person damn near got a heart attack
*Pavo
turkey
*Pecao
fish
*Pega Cuernos
unfaithful
*Pegao
person who includes himself in an activity without being invited.
*Pegote
a piece of something
*Peje, Pecao
fish
*Pelmaso
stupid; clumsy