Torta Puerto Rican Slang
17 Me jalé una torta. Something low level in poor taste.
Ive teamed up with my great friend Chelsea to give you guys some insight on the slang tha.
Torta puerto rican slang. This video is dedicated to Puerto Rico our culture. Many people in Puerto Rico think this is a local slang word and that it is just one word algarete but garete is a word appearing in Spanish dictionaries with the same meaning as above. Believe it or not in Puerto Rico they also curse - And they curse a lot.
Tuanis awesome cool. If you mix Spanish with English Caribbean accent and some indigenous and African influences what do you have. 23 Classic Costa Rican Slang Words 1.
Contact lenses or camera lenses. In addition to the traditional meaning of tirar to throw away in Puerto Rican slang tirar also means to make fun of someone. The literal translation is pull a cake.
When you learn some of these. Leaving aside the sarcasm this article is meant to show you ten Puerto Rican curse words that are commonly used in the Caribbean nation and Boricua residents all over the US. Given its diverse meanings try to be careful with your use of tirar.
I just like the way it sounds. This is a word that means Costa Rican A Tico is a Costa Rican man and a Tica is a Costa Rican woman. Puerto Ricans use this word to express disgust.
Deparment such as Deparment of State lentes. Tortillera is a derogatory term to name lesbians. Also people refer to the poured reinforced concrete roof slab built in most homes as torta.
Common usages of torta in Puerto Rico is to refer to various fried meals such as arepas or the so-called barrigas de vieja made with pumpkin. Since we are unfortunately unable to have a parade this year I wanted to bring you guys a video discussing how Puerto Ricans have. But enough about me this word is used to describe something that is spoiled rotten or doesnt smell good.
Tipo a guy or a dude noun Torta a huge problem sometimes a pregnancy. A more recent usage which origina. However in Puerto Rican slang it can also mean to hit on or to diss or to shoot as in a person.
Its probably my favorite Puerto Rican slang word. Carolina se jaló una torta por no aprobar los exámenes Carolina got into trouble for not passing exams. This comes from a tendency to make things diminutive by adding the suffix -tico.
Puerto Rican Slang To Express When Something Stinks Abombao. Costa Rican slang phrase that is used when someone makes a mess or does something wrong and then gets in trouble for it. Tato Tato hablao Everythings cool We have an understanding.
A really fat ugly bitch that thinks shes hot. Short vest or slow romantic music. The noun derived from the verb form tiradera or tiraera means a dis or verbal feud and often refers to feuds between rappers.
For example the word for small is chico. Puerto Rico has its own words and phrases that make its way of speaking unique. Happy would be Puerto Rican Day Parade Day.
It is used to describe someone who has come very close to completing something and yet failed. So here are some words and phrases that distinguish Puerto Rico from the rest of Latin America. The expression is originally nautical meaning adrift as in el barco iba al garete but it is usually used to mean a lo loco.
A lamentation literally translating as so much swimming to drown at the shore. Ticotica a Costa Rican tico is male tica female. Its Puerto Rican slang for something that smells really bad and must always be accompanied by a gesture or look of disgust on the face or it wont work.
Its literal meaning is a kitchen utensil used to make tortillas omelets or wear it to picnic and is also the woman who makes omelets or pancakes depending on the country. Un rojo a 1000 colon bill the red one Una águila literally an eagle slang for Costa Ricas national beer Imperial has an eagle on the logo. While in other countries this word means insolence in Puerto Rico it has an entirely different meaning and is used to describe that something is good fun funny great or beautiful.
Commonly used in Puerto Rico as bolero. Huele muy mal aquí It smells really bad here. You probably already know tirar as a verb meaning to throw or to throw away.
