Sunday, April 01, 2007

Walk like an Egyptian...Talk like a Porteno

Porteno- someone from Buenos Aires
joda- fiesta; party
boliche- club
chopp- beer on tap
porron- beer in a small bottle (not to be confused with the 3/4 liter beers you can order here)
re- REALLY; ie. she speaks Spanish re bien
che- amigo; used alllll the time while talking like "dude"
boludo- like fool; can be used with friends or literally as "that fool"
quilombo- a big disaster
incha pelotas- ball buster
buen lomo- nice rack/butt; note that lomo here is a cut of meat you can order
buena onda- "es de buena onda;" a nice person/has a good way about them
como andas?- what's up? how's it going?
este tipo- this guy/this person
caficio- pimp
chamuyo- pronounced "shamu-sho;" flirt; spit game

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