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1
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The spleen

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El bazo

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Amazing

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Asombrosa

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Precious little / scarce

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Escasísimo

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Inheritance

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En herencia

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5
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Moonflower

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Campanilla

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(Pork)chops

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Chuletas (de cerdo)

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Dominoes

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Dominó

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8
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Sim. = los pequeñitos

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Los chavitos

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9
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A light bulb

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Un/a bombillo/a

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10
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alien (conceptually)

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Ajeno

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11
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No/none other than

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Ni mas ni menos

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12
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Sim. = se dio cuenta

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Se percató

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13
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Justice (person)

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Magistrado/a

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14
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Gulp

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Traga

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15
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Flowering

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Floración

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16
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Bumps

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Tumbos

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17
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Row

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Hilera

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18
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To water

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Regar

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19
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Ancestors

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Ascendencia

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20
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Descendents

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Descendencia

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21
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Regrets

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Arrepentimientos

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22
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The classroom

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El aula

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23
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The drawer

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El cajón

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24
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To concern

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Incumbrir

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25
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Outline

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Bosquejo

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26
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The Plot

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La Trama

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27
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Throughout their lives

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A lo largo de sus vidas

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28
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Help w/o urgency

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Ayuda

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29
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Help w/ some urgency

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Auxilio/ ¡auxilio!

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30
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Help w/ the most urgency (also the term for such aid needed)

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¡Socorro!(socorro)

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31
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the mailbox

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el buzón

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32
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the flow

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el flujo

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33
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my ballot

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mi boleta

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34
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foolish

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necia

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35
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hitman, hired assasin

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sicaria

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36
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fight, rows

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broncas

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37
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aeromozas

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flight attendants

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38
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they killed my beloved, they up and killed him on me!

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me lo mataron

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39
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chulada

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cute, pretty

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40
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chulo

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handsome; or a pimp

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41
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la morra (MX)

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the chick, girl, missy

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42
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revolcón

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“roll in the hay”

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43
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hocicón/hocicona

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loud-mouth (Person)

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44
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dizque

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so-called, supposed; apparently, seemingly

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45
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mera

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mere

46
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chiquilla

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term of endearment for young girl

47
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hooded

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encapuchado/a

48
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snitch

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soplón

49
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someone adroit

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fregona

50
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una ruca (MX)

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  1. (pejorative) old maid, spinster; 2. (affectionate, wife) my old lady
51
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the tide

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la marea

52
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marcado

A

dial (a phone number – meaning to make a call)

53
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perrón

A

muy bien

54
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chula

A

hot

55
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alcahuete

A

pimp

56
Q

pasarse de lanzas

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aprovecharse, abusar, to go too far, cross the line

57
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morro (MX)

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kid, boy

58
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bait

A

carnada

59
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las chavas

A

the gals

60
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a zillion

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chorrocientos

61
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gacho/a (MX)

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crappy, awful, mala onda, feo (esp with a person’s behavior)

62
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chambear

A

to work, earn a living

63
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whistle

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pitazo

64
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dar el pitazo a alguien

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to tip somebody off, give the heads up

65
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beggar

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mendigo

66
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gabacho

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froggy, frenchy (pejorative)

67
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chamuco

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the devil

68
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rechupete

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yummy, muy exquisito

69
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zafado

A

crazy

70
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coherent, logical

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coherente

71
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swallow (bird)

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golondrina

72
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tiles

A

losetas

73
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coleando

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kicking, wiggling about, squirming (as in still kicking - vivito y coleando)

74
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rebocero

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reboiler

75
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fierecilla

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shrew, or someone hot-tempered

76
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tarugo

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block of wood or bread; blockheaded person

77
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¿que fregados?

A

What are you doing?

78
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amarrada

A

moored, tied up, fastened

79
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mecate

A

rope

80
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guarura

A

bodyguard

81
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plata o plomo

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Plata o plomo is a Colombian Spanish slang phrase that translates to “silver or lead.” A person saying the phrase is telling the listener to either accept a bribe (plata, meaning “silver,” a common slang term for money in Colombia) or lose their life (plomo, a metonym for “lead bullet”).

82
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plomo

A

bullet, fire (n) as in lay down fire

83
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berrinche

A

tantrum, fit

84
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verduleras

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  1. Persona vulgar y maleducada.
  2. Persona que tiene por oficio vender verduras y otros productos de huerta.
  3. Mueble o cajón para guardar las verduras.
85
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desplante

A

affront, insult, insolence

86
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“coger carretera” (CO)

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“hit the road”

87
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maluco

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indispuesto, enfermo, sick, ill; de sabor desagradable, gross, bad-tasting

88
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fango

A

mud

89
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mugre

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dirt, dirtiness, grime, grease

90
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to bribe

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sobornar

91
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pending

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pendiente

92
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finta

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feint, pretend

93
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the hangover

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la resaca, la cruda (GT, HN, MX)

94
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pillar

A

coger

95
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pillar cacho

A

hook up with

96
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bizcocho

A 
Term used in Mexico to refer to: 
1) Vagina 
2) Girls 
3) Cake 
Syn. to Panocha
To a Mexican it is a demeaning way of saying dirty pussy, they will take offense to this. 
To a Puerto Rican it is a piece of cake.
97
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panocha

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pussy;

Mexican word for vagina. Also used to criticize someone for being scared?

98
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panochota

A

good pussy

99
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pussy

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panocha- a form of brown sugar
Vagina - This is the medical term
Almeja, Almejita - Actually means clam
Araña - Spider
Chuca - Not sure if there is an English translation
Panochita - This is a cuter (but still vulgar) way of saying panocha

100
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cachetada

A

slap in the face

101
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cochino

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nasty, a pig, dirty, swinish

102
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piloncillo

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that same brown sugar that panocha refers to but that isn’t also dirty in its meaning

103
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manager

A

gerente

104
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flight attendant

A

sobrecargo, auxilar de vuelo

105
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atorar

A

to obstruct

106
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tripulantes

A

crew, member of a crew

107
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auxilar

A

assistant

108
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stewardess

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azafata

109
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urine

A

orina

110
Q

piss

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chis

111
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estorbar

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molestar, obstaculizar, hinder, impede, bother, obstruct

112
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metiche

A

nosy

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