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Described as Dictionary label: Río de la Plata

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  1. chitrulo8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Río de la Plata
  2. chitrulo8 days agoGlossary meaning Lacking intelligence or worldly experience, easily fooled
  3. chirusa8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Río de la Plata
  4. chirusa8 days agoGlossary meaning A woman of loose or irregular life
  5. balurdo8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Italian balordo, coarse
  6. balurdo8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Argentina
  7. balurdo8 days agoGlossary meaning A swindle faking a roll of banknotes, only the outer ones genuine
  8. gavión8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Portuguese gavião, sparrowhawk
  9. gavión8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Río de la Plata
  10. gavión8 days agoGlossary meaning A seductive, libertine man
  11. pintón8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From pintar plus the suffix -ón
  12. pintón8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Argentina
  13. pintón8 days agoGlossary meaning Good-looking
  14. vichar8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Portuguese vigiar, to watch
  15. vichar8 days agoGlossary meaning To spy on, to watch
  16. patotero8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From patota plus the suffix -ero
  17. patotero8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Bolivia, Paraguay, Perú, Río de la Plata, Venezuela
  18. patotero8 days agoGlossary meaning Belonging to a patota (gang)
  19. patota8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From pata (paw, foot) plus the suffix -ota
  20. patota8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Bolivia, Paraguay, Perú, Río de la Plata, Venezuela
  21. patota8 days agoGlossary meaning A gang with antisocial or criminal behaviour, especially of urban youths
  22. compadrear8 days agoUsed in lyric Yo soy el tango
  23. compadrear8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From compadre plus the verb suffix -ar
  24. compadrear8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
  25. compadrear8 days agoGlossary meaning To talk or act so as to make others feel inferior and show oneself superior
  26. cachafaz8 days agoDescribed as Origin: From Italian cacciafanni, insolent
  27. cachafaz8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Chile, Río de la Plata
  28. cachafaz8 days agoGlossary meaning An arrant, incorrigible rogue
  29. querendón8 days agoUsed in lyric La milonga y yo
  30. querendón8 days agoDescribed as Dictionary label: Argentina
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