| Spanish Word |
Common Meaning |
Other Meanings |
| Bocadillo |
Sandwich, snack |
- In Spain, bocadillo is a sandwich
- In Cuba, bocadillo is a kind of sweet coconut treat
- In Colombia, bocadillo is a sweet guava treat
- In Uruguay, bocadillo refers to a small part in a play with only a few lines
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| Buzo |
Diver |
- In Costa Rica and Chile, buzo means sweatpants
- In Argentina, buzo is commonly used to mean sweatshirt
- In Guatemala, buzo means someone who is very good at doing something
- In Venezuala, buzo is a man who stares at women
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| Chucho |
Common slang for dog |
- In Spain chucho refers to a mutt or stray dog
- In El Salvador and Guatemala, chucho refers to a little dog
- In Argentina, chucho is used to express that the weather is cold
- In Mexico, chucho is a very skilled person
- In Chile, chucho means jail
- In Panama, Chucho is a nickname for the name Jesús
- In Central America, chucho is someone who is stingy or cheap
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| Coche |
Car |
- In Guatemala, coche is a slang word for pig
- In Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru coche describes a baby stroller
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| Fresa |
Strawberry |
- In Mexico, fresa is used to refer to someone who is acting superficial or conceited
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| Guagua |
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- In Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, guagua means bus
- In Chile, guagua means baby
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| Rubia |
Blond |
- In Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina rubia means beer (maybe because of the color)
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| Torta |
Cake |
- In Mexico, torta is a kind of sandwich
- In the Philippines, torta is a kind of omelette
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Cuba
Dominican Republic
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Bolivia
Paraguay
Uruguay
Venezuela