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Used in lyric Mi noche triste

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  1. percanta8 days agoUsed in lyric Mi noche triste
  2. percanta8 days agoDescribed as Origin: Of uncertain origin, perhaps from percal
  3. percanta8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  4. percanta8 days agoGlossary meaning Woman (dated)
  5. paica8 days agoUsed in lyric El porteñito
  6. paica8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  7. paica8 days agoGlossary meaning Girl, young woman
  8. chamuyo8 days agoUsed in lyric La reina del tango
  9. chamuyo8 days agoGlossary meaning Grandiloquence, smooth talk
  10. chamuyo8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  11. chamuyo8 days agoGlossary meaning The act or result of chamuyar (smooth talk)
  12. metejón8 days agoUsed in lyric Milonga sentimental
  13. metejón8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From meterse, to get oneself into something
  14. metejón8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  15. metejón8 days agoGlossary meaning Passionate, obsessive love, especially fleeting
  16. cotorro8 days agoUsed in lyric Mocosita
  17. cotorro8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  18. cotorro8 days agoGlossary meaning Flat or room used for clandestine love meetings
  19. otario8 days agoUsed in lyric Farolito de papel
  20. otario8 days agoDescribed as Origin: Borrowed from Italian otaria, the South American sea lion
  21. otario8 days agoGlossary meaning Sucker, someone easily fooled
  22. otario8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  23. otario8 days agoGlossary meaning Naive; a sucker
  24. vento8 days agoUsed in lyric El porteñito
  25. vento8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Italian vento, wind
  26. vento8 days agoGlossary meaning Money (obsolete in the Río de la Plata)
  27. vento8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  28. vento8 days agoGlossary meaning Money, especially cash (obsolete)
  29. bulín8 days agoUsed in lyric Siete palabras
  30. bulín8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From French boulin, the little furnace-like alcove of a dovecote
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