to fight
darse lija
to be pretentious, arrogant or showy
darse tremendo tanganazo
to hit yourself by accident, bump yourself
darse un golpe de suegra
to bang your funny bone (in your elbow) really hard
darse Violín
to scratch yourself
completo Camagüey
an expression said after finishing a task
congrí
a traditional Cuban dish of rice and black beans cooked all together
conuco
small lot of land for growing domestic produce
cruzársele los cables
to become crazy, a lunatic
cuadrar
to be all set, to have everything ready
cueros
naked
culicagao
a little boy
coger mangos bajitos
to grab low hanging fruit, do something easy
coger para el bonche
enjoy or have fun at the expense of someone who is going through an embarrassing situation
coger un aire
to expose oneself to the night weather without appropriate clothing, as a result you get an acute and sporadic pain in any part of your body
cojonú
a brave person
colgar el sable
to quit
colgar los guantes
to quit
comecandela
fanatic of the communist system in Cuba
comer tierra
starving, extremely hungry
chivatón
snitch, informer
chivichana
a wooden homemade sled / go-kart contraption kids in Cuba use to race, also used to transport stuff, like a small wagon
chochera
impatient and very ill-tempered old people
chorro de plomo
a rude person, that nobody likes
coba
lie
coger botella
hitchhiking
coger la confronta
too late to do something
cardiolos
men’s underwear
catao
the switch that controls the electricity in a house or building, from the English “cut out”
cayuco
Small, narrow boat