scared
acojonante
acojonante
bothersome, scary, impressive
acoquinado
acoquinado
frightened
acotejar
acotejar
to organize
agarrado
agarrado – Cuba
to not like to share
aguaje
aguaje
braggart, boastful
ají
ají
a pepper, in many forms: small, big, spicy or non spicy, red, green, yellow.
alabao
The Most Authentic Word in Cuban Spanish: ASERE
Every country has a flag, food and symbols that identify them. But what about a single word? During the 6th International Congress of the Spanish Language (VI Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española) celebrated in Panama, the blog Papeles Perdidos, created by the newspaper El País, published an atlas of the representative words of Spanish-speaking […]
Decoding a Cuban Menu: 14 Cuban Spanish Food Words And Dishes
Some time ago, Jared and I took a food tour in Little Havana, Miami. The experience was great because we were able to taste the wonderful Cuban food and learn about the history of Little Havana. Since I’m Puerto Rican I knew I was going to find many similar ingredients, such as the plantain, the […]