Dominicanismos Dictionary

pa' k - why, but why. "Pa' k you do not talk to me?"
Pa' po' la - when you take leftovers from a restaurant to eat the next day
Pai - dad; papá; father
Pájaro - feminine homosexual
Pajon - person with their hair all messed up and sticking out.
Palé - the lottery, it is combination first and second numbers of the lottery and pays 1000 to 1
Palero - from Trujillos era this was one of his security forces armed with heavy wooden bats
Paletero - street vendor that sells cigarretes, candies and gum from a box that resembles a large suitcase, palet.
Paloma - love, gentile person.
Palomo - one who deceives in love. Game player.
Pampers - disposable diapers
Pana, Panita - friend, partner,colleague
Panó or Panneau - the horses you see around that look skinny, like they are on their last leg, but are really very strong
Pantis - panties
Paracaídas - someone that goes to a party uninvited
Parao - person with good economic position. It is also a sexual expression talking about an erect penis
Parejero - a vain person, to be vain
Pariguayo - party watcher
Pasao - crazy, used when you disapprove of the actions of another person ''tu 'ta pasao''
Patana - big trailer truck
Patatú - a person very upset; the person damn near got a heart attack
Pavo - turkey
Pecao - fish
Pega Cuernos - unfaithful
Pegao - person who includes himself in an activity without being invited.
Pegote - a piece of something
Peje,Pecao - fish
Pelmaso - stupid; clumsy
(te) Pelota - to hit, strike
Penco - big, immense. Used mainly in the town of Jaragua
Pendejo -idiot, person full of it.
Peo - flatuilation, fart
Perico Ripiao - the oldest type of merengue music made with with guira, tambora(drum) and accordion
Picher - the person that receives and helps the people in a gua-gua
Pico duro - smart alec
Pilón - wooden mortar and pestle used for grinding coffee, garlic, and other spices.
Piltrafa - (to be eaten by pigs) worthless, useless
Pín-pún - the same, equal
Pipá - (packed) when someplace or thing is packed tight with people, really crowded
¡Pipo! - (typical expression in the Cibao area) expresses surprise, "Wow!"
Pique - to be of bad humor, in a rage, not in a good mood "¡Tengo un pique!"
Plebo or playú - plywood
Ploplo - soft, flexible muscles. Slang for when the rear end (butt) of a woman is loose and bouncy.
Pluma - water spigot
Poli - cops; police
Poloché - Polo Shirt
Pone chivo - doubt,not trust
Popof - a high class person (same as fifty-fifty)
Pote - a small sampling of something. ie. pack of ketchup or mayonnaise, a 1 serving bottle of rum.
(Tener) Prángana - to have a very bad economic problem
Prieto - Negro
Pulpería - to be overwhelmed
Puta - slut

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K - ka

Kachu-ketchup
Kille-(literally broken glass) To be angry
Kimbo, po-pó, Jierro-pistol
Kukika, carabelita-cheep low quality item

Lambón - is someone that goes to someone's home and eats and drinks their food without invite, flatters someone for personal gain
Lavagallos - literally rooster cleaner, bad rum was used to clean the game cocks wounds -bad rot gut liquor or firewater
lon pley - (long play) a record album
Lonchera - comes from English word lunch, used to describe a child's lunch box
Lua - a spirit protector
Lunche - lunch
Luz - electrical service

Machucar or Machacar - to smash or crush (as in I smashed my toe.)
Mai - mom; mamá; mother
Maipiolo - someone that is a match-maker. Looks for a partner for another, fixes someone up
MamaJuana - A typical Dominican drink made with herbs and roots with rum,honey and vine added. Some may have animal parts added supposed to be good for men's potency.
Mandamás - big shot, boss
'Mano - short for hermano, brother. Used when greeting a good friend. "oye mi mano" ( "hey my brother")
Mansito - tranquilo; cool; relaxing; chillin'
Mala pata - bad luck, is the same as mala suerte
Mata - tree
Maricon - gay man
Masamorra - athletes feet or foot disease
Mayimbe - boss, big shot
Medio Pollo - coffee with milk
Menta - mint, refers to all types of candy
Mishu - how to call a cat to come here (instead of saying pssspsssp)
Mol - Mall, as in shopping mall
Mono - monkey, a person that is annoying
Moños, greñas, pajón, corbeja, afro - used to describe frizzy hair
Montro (a) - dude, buddy, pal.
Morena,Moreno - the brown color of the skin. You will hear someone call out to another "Oy Morena!"
Moto - motorcycle
Motoconcho - motorcycle taxi (more on transportation Dominican style)
Muflé - a muffler
Muñecas Limé - the doll of limé was created in 1981 by sculpture Mere Liliana. This figure can be found in most gift shops around the country. It is a faceless clay figure in a long dress.
Mu, Muo - dumb

L - ele LL - elle

M - eme

Ná-short for nada (nothing) (corrected by Rachel)
Nalgas - butt cheeks (in Spain Spanish the word is culo which in DR Spanish that is the butt hole)
Ñame-fool, idiot
Ñañara (Saranana, guachipa, salpullio)-Itching and burning dermatitis
Ñapa-a gift for buying a lot of things. Like the bank gives a gift for opening an account or you buy 3 and get 1 free.
Negocito-small business. usually meaning all the little vendors and shops set up along the streets
Ñojo-said to say something in very large "¡Que ñojo (gran) pescao!"What a big fish! (from the southwest side of the island)

N - ene Ñ - eñe

Olla-signifies being in big monetary trouble
Ordenar-to order
Osten-someone that acts in a very arrogant way
Oyé-when someone is wants to make sure they are heard, ie: "listen up"! (usually said 2 times to make it stronger ¡oyé! oyé!) Oyéme-listen to me.

O - o

P - pe

¿Qué lo Qué?-(same as ¿que pasa?) whats happening? whats up?
Que Lo What - when you greet friends and ask what's happening. (sort of like k lo k but half English)
Quebrao - man with an extremely large penis
Quilla/o(se quilla)-to bother something or someone;to be mad
Quiniela-since most don't have the money to bet a group or community pool their money together to bet on the lottery or sports
Quinielero/a-the person that takes the bets, many times having smaller winnings only on a few numbers
(a la) Guimbamba-to finish or end late
Quisqueya-in the Taino language it means"land for which there is none better" What the Dominicans call the island. Also a brand of beer.

Rapana - friends with benefits. Sex buddy
Rapar - to have vigorous sex with a person
Raquiña-itch
Rata - it is the lowest form to call a person, worse than calling someone garbage
Rebulujado o rebuluteao-disorganized
Recorte-a trim, as in trim the heir or the bushes
Relambio-obnoxious
Remenión-when dancing the merengue it is the ability to rapidly move the mid section of the body
Revejio-young person with the face or an old person
Rufo-Roof
(una)Rumba-a lot