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Used in lyric Soy un porteño

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  1. guita8 days agoUsed in lyric Soy un porteño
  2. guita8 days agoGlossary meaning Money
  3. laburo8 days agoUsed in lyric Garufa
  4. laburo8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Italian lavoro, work
  5. laburo8 days agoGlossary meaning Workplace; work
  6. linyera8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Piedmontese lingera, vagabond
  7. linyera8 days agoGlossary meaning Tramp, vagabond
  8. morfar8 days agoUsed in lyric Champagne tango
  9. morfar8 days agoGlossary meaning To eat voraciously
  10. berretín8 days agoUsed in lyric Bandoneón arrabalero
  11. berretín8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Ligurian berettino, beret
  12. berretín8 days agoGlossary meaning Infatuation, a pet obsession
  13. mufa8 days agoUsed in lyric Contame una historia
  14. mufa8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Italian muffa, mould
  15. mufa8 days agoGlossary meaning A person who brings bad luck
  16. mufa8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  17. mufa8 days agoGlossary meaning Bad luck
  18. bardo8 days agoUsed in lyric Araca la cana
  19. bardo8 days agoGlossary meaning Conflict, scene, commotion
  20. bardo8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  21. bardo8 days agoGlossary meaning Din, commotion
  22. punga8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Italian punga, pocket
  23. punga8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  24. punga8 days agoGlossary meaning The act of pickpocketing
  25. manyamiento8 days agoUsed in lyric El Nene del Abasto
  26. manyamiento8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  27. manyamiento8 days agoGlossary meaning The police recording a person's details (dated)
  28. chirola8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  29. chirola8 days agoGlossary meaning A tiny amount of money
  30. cajetilla8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
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