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Ya Se Armo: The Two Words That Mean Party or Fight

Ya se armo means it's on or it came together in Mexican Spanish, and also it kicked off. Both readings, how to tell them apart, and the verb behind it.

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Ya Se Armo: The Two Words That Mean Party or Fight

Ya se armo means it's on or it came together in Mexican Spanish, and also it kicked off. Both readings, how to tell them apart, and the verb behind it.

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El Que No Tranza No Avanza: Mexico's Bleakest R...

El que no tranza no avanza means if you don't cheat you don't get ahead. What tranzar means, why que transa is friendly, and where the word comes from.

El Que No Tranza No Avanza: Mexico's Bleakest R...

El que no tranza no avanza means if you don't cheat you don't get ahead. What tranzar means, why que transa is friendly, and where the word comes from.

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Camello and Camellar: Why Colombians Call Their...

Camello means work in Colombian Spanish and camellar means to graft. Every use, the beast of burden behind the word, and the sense that trips you up abroad.

Camello and Camellar: Why Colombians Call Their...

Camello means work in Colombian Spanish and camellar means to graft. Every use, the beast of burden behind the word, and the sense that trips you up abroad.

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Putada: Spain's Everyday Way of Saying That Sucks

Que putada means what rotten luck or that sucks in Spain. Both senses, how vulgar it really is, and why the same phrase does not work in Latin America.

Putada: Spain's Everyday Way of Saying That Sucks

Que putada means what rotten luck or that sucks in Spain. Both senses, how vulgar it really is, and why the same phrase does not work in Latin America.

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Pringao: Spain's Word for the Person Who Always...

Pringao means a mug or sucker in Spanish from Spain, and also the person who always gets lumbered. Both senses, the verb pringar, and its origin in bacon fat.

Pringao: Spain's Word for the Person Who Always...

Pringao means a mug or sucker in Spanish from Spain, and also the person who always gets lumbered. Both senses, the verb pringar, and its origin in bacon fat.

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Cucho and Cucha: Colombia's Word for Mum, Dad, ...

Cucho and cucha mean old man and old woman in Colombia, and in daily use mum and dad. Every use, when it turns rude, and the Muisca origin behind the...

Cucho and Cucha: Colombia's Word for Mum, Dad, ...

Cucho and cucha mean old man and old woman in Colombia, and in daily use mum and dad. Every use, when it turns rude, and the Muisca origin behind the...