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L-Dominicanismos Dictionary

LETTER L – Ll

The way Dominicans Speak / Cómo Hablamos Dominicanos – Dominicanismos Dictionary

The slang used in Dominican Republic.


 

L – ele / LL – elle

Lambón – is someone that goes to someone’s home and eats and drinks their food without an invite, flatters someone for personal gain

Lavagallos – literally rooster cleaner, bad rum was used to clean the gamecocks wounds – bad rotgut liquor or firewater

lon pley – (long play) a record album


 

Loco – “Are you nuts!” = “¡tu ta loco!” calling someone crazy.

Lonchera – comes from the English word lunch, used to describe a child’s lunch box

Lua – a spirit protector

Lunche – lunch

Luz – electrical service, lights


 

K-Dominicanismos Dictionary

LETTER K

The way Dominicans Speak / Cómo Hablamos Dominicanos – Dominicanismos Dictionary

The slang used in Dominican Republic.

K – ka


 

¿K lo K? – (Que lo Que) – Whats up? What’s happenin’?

Kachu – ketchup

Kille – (literally broken glass) To be angry

Kimbo, po-pó, Jierro – pistol

Kukika, carabelita – cheap, low quality item


 

J-Dominicanismos Dictionary

LETTER J

The way Dominicans Speak / Cómo Hablamos Dominicanos – Dominicanismos Dictionary

The slang used in Dominican Republic.

J – jota


 

Jablador or Hablador (jablador is more common) – liar

Jabladoraso – someone who exaggerates things or twist them to get what they want, stronger word than just Jablador.

Jalar – to put drugs up your nose

Jamona – a woman that is old (past 40 years old) and not married,

Jaro – aluminum vase to drink water, can be any size

Jarto/a – very tired of something or someone

Jeepeta – SUV truck

Jevón – girl, usually very beautiful


 

Joder – (a bad word) many meanings…to bother someone; to make love to.

Joe – when you don’t know someone’s name you call them Joe

Jompear (yompear) – to jump start a car with jumper cables

Jumo – a drunk person