Puerto Ricans, like most Spanish-speakers from the Caribbean, have a special way of pronouncing the -r sound, so it’s likely that corro had evolved into coro and then corillo. CorilloĬorillo probably comes from corro, an outdated word that meant “small group of people that talks.” That’s why they say parquear-which means “to park”-when most Spanish-speakers say aparcar or estacionar. Puerto Ricans import a lot of cars… and also car-related vocabulary. This singularity is mostly due to their relation with the United States, one of the largest car manufacturers in the world. Parquearĭid you know that Puerto Rico, this small island in the Caribbean, is the tenth country with more cars per capita? Now you do! There is even a famous reggaeton song called like this: “Bichota”, by Karol G.Ī jumeta is a borrachera, that is, being drunk. They say bichote or bichota, and it's used in the exact same sense. Well, Puerto Ricans have adopted this word and made their own version. You’ve probably heard the English expression “big shot”: a person with a lot of money, power, or influence. The word comes from harto, which generally means “tired”, but sometimes it’s used as “satisfied” or “satiated.” If you say ¡Qué jartera!, that means that you’re extremely full. JarteraĪ jartera is, basically, a big meal. That’s the case of mano or mana, short for hermano and hermana, which mean brother and sister. Many Puerto Rican slang words are shortened versions of other words. Used in a sentence, it’ll look something like this: Ella está bregando con algo del trabajo (She is dealing with something from work.) 8. The meaning of bregar is very similar to the English “to deal with”. It comes from “goofy,” and can be translated as “to act goofy” or “to have fun.” 7. Gufear is another word closely associated with English. Broki is one of them it comes from “brother,” and used in its broader sense: it can mean both a sibling or a close friend. Many Puerto Rican slang words come from English. In Puerto Rico, you can say La fiesta se fue al garete, and that’ll mean that the party was a disaster.
Al GareteĪl garete is a nautical term, similar to “adrift.” When a ship goes adrift, it’s out of control, and it’s moved only by the elements. But in Puerto Rico, chavo means “money.” Don’t mix them up! 4. For them, it refers to a boy or a young man. You may have heard how Mexicans use chavo.
You may also hear ¡Ay, bendito! or even ¡Dito! They all mean the same, “Blessed!”, and it’s used quite similarly to English “Oh my god!” 3.
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