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Used in lyric Sos de Chiclana

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  1. mishé8 days agoUsed in lyric Sos de Chiclana
  2. mishé8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From French miche, a loaf of bread of about a kilo
  3. mishé8 days agoGlossary meaning A man, usually older, who pays generously for a woman's favours (dated)
  4. catrera8 days agoUsed in lyric Mocosita
  5. catrera8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From catre, in turn from Portuguese catre
  6. catrera8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Río de la Plata
  7. catrera8 days agoGlossary meaning A folding bed with a scissor frame
  8. facón8 days agoUsed in lyric A la luz del candil
  9. facón8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Río de la Plata
  10. facón8 days agoGlossary meaning Large dagger, usually silver-handled, used by the countryman for work and as a fighting weapon
  11. payador8 days agoUsed in lyric Mocosita
  12. payador8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Chile, Río de la Plata
  13. payador8 days agoGlossary meaning A popular troubadour, a folk singer-poet
  14. milonguero8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From milonga plus the suffix -ero
  15. milonguero8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
  16. milonguero8 days agoGlossary meaning A person who frequents popular dance events
  17. milonguera8 days agoUsed in lyric Bien criolla y bien porteña
  18. milonguera8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From milonguero plus the feminine ending -a
  19. milonguera8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Argentina
  20. milonguera8 days agoGlossary meaning A woman hired to be asked to dance at milongas
  21. compadrón8 days agoUsed in lyric Ventarrón
  22. compadrón8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Argentina
  23. compadrón8 days agoGlossary meaning A man who imitates the compadrito but lacks his culture and manners
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