• 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
Q - cu
R - ere

 
 

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