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retama de guayacol

a vulgar, poorly educated person

rufa

an antagonistic attitude

saber más que las cucarachas

to be extremely knowledgeable about something

sacarse el hígado

to work extremely hard

sacarse la rifa del guanajo

to receive something unexpectedly, either positive or negative

salir de la pinga

to say “because I feel like it” or “because I can”

quedarse para vestir santos

a woman who never gets married

queik

Cuban spelling of the English word cake

quemao

crazy, nuts

querer meter La Habana en Guanabacoa

to try to stuff something big into a smaller container

quilo

one cent

quinqué

a lantern

rascabucheador

a peeping Tom

rayar la pintura

to dirty something that’s clean, like clothing or a car

remandingarse

to make a huge effort to achieve something

ponerse curda

to get drunk

ponerse en tres y dos

to assume a firm position

ponérsela en China

to ask for something difficult to answer

pregonero

a street vendor

pru

a popular drink made from different plants and roots

pulover

a short sleeve t-shirt

pura

mother

piolo

a black person who prefers to have relationships and/or sex with whites

pitusa

jeans

planchar

to break an agreement

polilla

someone who reads a lot

ponerle la tapa al pomo

the last bad thing that could happen, the straw that broke the camel’s back

perder calabaza y miel

to lose everything

pescao

10 Cuban pesos

petate

a conversation you have to put up with and don’t want to hear

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