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  2. Rioplatense Spanish - Wikipedia

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    Approximate area of Rioplatense Spanish (Patagonian variants included). Rioplatense Spanish (/ ˌ r iː oʊ p l ə ˈ t ɛ n s eɪ / REE-oh-plə-TEN-say, Spanish: [ri.oplaˈtense]), also known as Rioplatense Castilian, [4] or River Plate Spanish, [5] is a variety of Spanish [6] [7] [8] originating in and around the Río de la Plata Basin, and now spoken throughout most of Argentina and Uruguay ...

  3. Che (interjection) - Wikipedia

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    Signature used by Ernesto Guevara from 1960 until his death in 1967. His frequent use of the word "che" earned him this nickname. Che (/ tʃ eɪ /; Spanish:; Portuguese: tchê; Valencian: xe) is an interjection commonly used in Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil (São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul) and Spain (), signifying "hey!", "fellow", "guy". [1]

  4. Lunfardo - Wikipedia

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    The word chorros (Lunfardo term meaning "thieves") graffitied on the wall of a BNL bank in Buenos Aires, during protests against Corralito, 2002.. Lunfardo (Spanish pronunciation: [luɱˈfaɾðo]; from the Italian lombardo [1] or inhabitant of Lombardy, lumbard in Lombard) is an argot originated and developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the lower classes in the Río de la ...

  5. Taylor Swift delights Argentina concert fans with popular ...

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    The slang word "pedo" literally means "fart," but the word has other meanings, like in the expression the pop star used. The concert Thursday in Buenos Aires was the first of Swift's Eras Latin ...

  6. Italian Argentines - Wikipedia

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    Italian Argentines (Italian: italo-argentini; Spanish: italoargentinos, or tanos in Rioplatense Spanish) are Argentine-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Argentina during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Argentina.

  7. Vesre - Wikipedia

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    Vesre (from Spanish (al) revés 'reverse') is the reversing of the order of syllables within a word in Spanish. It is a feature of Rioplatense Spanish slang and Tango lyrics, and is associated with lunfardo. [1] Vesre is mostly from Buenos Aires, and other cities in Argentina have their own customs.

  8. Puerto Rico Slang - AOL

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    People in Puerto Rico love creating new slang so much that getting colloquialisms into the Diccionario Real de la Academia Espa–ola, or the Royal Spanish Academy's Dictionary, is practically a ...

  9. Madrid Slang - AOL

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    Getty Images Learn basic Madrid slang and enjoy a great experience interacting with locals. By committing just a few key phrases to memory, you can enrich your encounters while