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pelandrún

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Used in lyric Niño bien

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  1. pelandrún8 days agoUsed in lyric Niño bien
  2. pelandrún8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  3. pelandrún8 days agoGlossary meaning Irresponsible, shameless
  4. panete8 days agoUsed in lyric Victoria
  5. panete8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  6. panete8 days agoGlossary meaning Simpleton, fool (derogatory, dated)
  7. laburante8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From laburo (work) plus the suffix -ante
  8. laburante8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  9. laburante8 days agoGlossary meaning Worker
  10. gurda8 days agoUsed in lyric Cobrate y dame el vuelto
  11. gurda8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Latin gurdus, senseless
  12. gurda8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  13. gurda8 days agoGlossary meaning Foolish, simple
  14. grupí8 days agoUsed in lyric Desencuentro
  15. grupí8 days agoDescribed as Origin: Of uncertain origin; Genoese gruppiê or French croupier have been proposed
  16. grupí8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  17. grupí8 days agoGlossary meaning Someone at an auction who raises prices for the auctioneer with fake bids
  18. garabo8 days agoDescribed as Origin: Shortening of garabato
  19. garabo8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  20. garabo8 days agoGlossary meaning Boy, a young person
  21. farra8 days agoUsed in lyric Mi refugio
  22. farra8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  23. farra8 days agoGlossary meaning Spree, a party with some abandon
  24. chirola8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  25. chirola8 days agoGlossary meaning A small coin of little value
  26. chimentar8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From chimento (gossip) plus the verb suffix -ar
  27. chimentar8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  28. chimentar8 days agoGlossary meaning To tell gossip
  29. amore8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Italian amore, love
  30. amore8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
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