General

Abellota is the rural use of the word Bellota, the fruit of holm oaks, used in botany, and gastronomy.

Alberquilla is the diminutive feminine noun used for the word alberca. It consists of a tank, pond or artificial storage of water with walls of factory for irrigation for example to wash clothes, in other parts they usually call this way to a pool or a well.

Amortajado is an adjective meaning dismal or sad. It is the past participle verb of “to shroud”, an ancient technique for treating corpses, usually performed by a professional to place shrouds on the body of the deceased.

The usual meaning of the word Mortaja refers to the cloth used to wrap the corpses at the time of burial.

Abiete is a name, now in disuse, that refers to one of the names formerly given to the tree known as fir.

The futon is a traditional Japanese bed style consisting of three main pieces: the mattress which is called ‘shikibuton’, the comforter which is ‘kakebuton’ and the pillow ‘makura’.

Motete is a word mostly used in Puerto Rico to refer to a person’s objects or things, goods or belongings.

Disparate comes from the verb disparatar; it refers to an action or saying that goes against logic, or to go asserting without reason, rule or judgment, wildly.

Hartura has the meaning of excessive intake of food or drink, or the result of becoming fed up with a large quantity of a thing.

Esquimalito is used in the Dominican Republic to refer to a homemade ice cream contained in bags.

It is an English word that comes from “chillax” which means to be relaxed or to calm down and is used in colloquial slang in countries such as the Dominican Republic.

Chercha is an anglicism from the Dominican Republic that refers to a festive atmosphere or a group of friends who are relaxing, joking and having fun. The RAE defines it as a long conversation but on inconsequential topics.