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Glossary meaning Kid, young person

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  1. pibe8 days agoGlossary meaning Kid, young person
  2. chabón8 days agoUsed in lyric Muchacho
  3. chabón8 days agoDescribed as Origin: Syncope of charabón
  4. chabón8 days agoGlossary meaning Dude, guy
  5. tano8 days agoUsed in lyric Tinta roja
  6. tano8 days agoDescribed as Origin: Shortening of napolitano, Neapolitan
  7. tano8 days agoGlossary meaning An Italian person (slang)
  8. gil8 days agoUsed in lyric Por qué
  9. gil8 days agoDescribed as Origin: Shortening of gilí, from Caló jilí, simpleton
  10. gil8 days agoGlossary meaning Naive, easily fooled
  11. cafishio8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  12. cafishio8 days agoGlossary meaning Variant of cafiolo (pimp)
  13. cafishio8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Italian stoccafisso, dried fish (usually cod)
  14. cafishio8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  15. cafishio8 days agoGlossary meaning Variant of cafiolo (pimp)
  16. yeite8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Portuguese geito
  17. yeite8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  18. yeite8 days agoGlossary meaning A usually illegal deal agreed between several people
  19. terrán8 days agoDescribed as Origin: Metathesis of rante, from atorrante
  20. terrán8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  21. terrán8 days agoGlossary meaning Same as atorrante (obsolete)
  22. rante8 days agoUsed in lyric Muchacho
  23. rante8 days agoDescribed as Origin: Shortening of atorrante
  24. rante8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  25. rante8 days agoGlossary meaning Short for atorrante (idler)
  26. piberío8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From pibe plus the suffix -ío
  27. piberío8 days agoDescribed as Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry
  28. piberío8 days agoGlossary meaning A group of pibes (kids)
  29. peringundín8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From French périgordine, the dance of Périgord
  30. peringundín8 days agoGlossary meaning A dance of Genoese immigrants in La Boca, Buenos Aires, in the 19th century
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