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01-02-2009, 05:11 PM
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Spanish Words that mean different things in different Spanish countries.
Hi,
I'm trying get a collection of Spanish words that have a completely different meaning depending on the location of the world you're at (slang definitions are are also OK. But, the words have to be used in two different countries -cities- and must have a separate meaning in each). Any words you might know and the definitions between one country over the other would be very helpful. Thanks!  |
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01-04-2009, 07:23 PM
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Re: Spanish Words that mean different things in different Spanish countries.
Hi, I΄ve got one for you, the verb "coger" means to hold in spain and other parts of latin America but in Argentina it is also a slang word meaning to have intercourse.
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01-05-2009, 06:23 AM
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Re: Spanish Words that mean different things in different Spanish countries.
Sure. I first heard this in Miami where there is a large community of Cubans, as you may know. For them, Cubans, una guagua is a bus and in Chile apparently it΄s a baby.
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01-05-2009, 06:43 AM
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Re: Spanish Words that mean different things in different Spanish countries.
I just thought of another one.
As far as I know in Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia, and I´m almost certain in other countries as well... Torta means cake, but in Mexico it´s a sandwich. |
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