Words from the Dominican Republic

The phrase “ponte pa mi” is commonly used in Caribbean countries and in urban settings. In the main context it is a call to attention and prioritizing the sender by the receiver.

The origin of the word “bellaquita” comes from the colloquial word “bellaco”, which presumably originates from the Latin ” bellum” which means battle or warlike .

Verijas in the plural and verija in the singular, is a colloquial term frequently used to indicate a curious human anatomical Leer mas

Dicolai, a term popularly used as in the Dominican Republic and closely linked to music. Next we will tell you what Dicolai means and Leer mas

This term was born in the urban contexts of the Dominican Republic. There is no clear term of origin. However, the closest word is uprach from the Polish language which means “to touch” in Spanish.

To understand this expression, we must first know what “carajo” means, this being one of the most used words by Latinos, although Leer mas

Abocarriba is to be with the mouth up, in the supine position, lying down. Get on abocarriba to put the Leer mas

To Abombarse is the state of absolute fullness, in which you can no longer eat anymore, although this is not the whole meaning of Abombarse.

In the Dominican Republic, you are “Abombao” after having eaten or drunk a lot; when you are completely full or “about Leer mas

The word chapiadora comes directly from the term “chapeo”; which is originally from the northern Cibaeña region of the Dominican Republic and means “cut grass”.

MMG began to be used as an acronym for the word mamaguevo in social networks and chat applications. Normally, what is sought is to minimize expressions to the maximum and thus communicate more quickly between users.

The term “poplar” is derived from the English word “shop”; entered the country during the 1916 North American Invasion of Santo Domingo, when the American soldiers adopted some “shopping boys “; boys who were