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The term bolsa chica means "little bag" in Spanish, as the area was part of a historic Mexican land grant named Rancho La Bolsa Chica. [1] The reserve is also called many other names, including Bolsa Chica Lowlands, Bolsa Chica Wetlands, and Bolsa Chica Wildlife Refuge.
While in other countries this word means "insolence", [13] in Puerto Rico it has an entirely different meaning and is used to describe that something is good, fun, funny, great or beautiful. [14] corillo Friend, or group of friends. [9] dura Normally means “hard”, but in Puerto Rican slang means that someone is really good at what they do. [3]
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(Argentina) a derogatory term for Paraguayans living in Argentina. The word paragua means umbrella in Spanish. Paraíba (Brazil) a person from the Northeastern region of Brazil. Also, a lesbian, from a song "Mulher Paraíba, é macho sim senhor" (a Paraiban woman is macho, yes sir") (Obs: Paraíba is the name of a Northeastern Brazilian state)
Pages in category "Spanish slang" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Barbudos; Bolillo; C.
Fresa (Spanish: "strawberry") is a slang term in Mexico and some parts of Latin America to describe a cultural stereotype of a wealthy, superficial young person from an educated, upper-class family. [1] The word was originally used by teenagers and young adults but its use has spread to all age groups.
The word "pressed" connotes a certain weight put on someone. It could mean being upset or stressed to the point that something lives in your mind "rent-free," as Black Twitter might say. Or, in ...
Rancho La Bolsa Chica was an 8,107-acre (32.81 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day coastal northwestern Orange County, California given in 1841 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Joaquín Ruiz. [1] The name means "little pocket", and refers to pockets of land amongst the marsh wetlands of the Santa Ana River estuary .