More new things are happening at Speaking Latino. Recently we updated the Speaking Latino Spanish Slang Dictionary database to include approximately 1,000 Venezuelan Spanish words. This is the first time we feature words form Venezuela in our online dictionary. If you are curious about what the meanings of words such as cambur, violín, pasapalo and […]
zamuro
1) a black vulture 2) a person who is waiting to take advantage of others’ weaknesses or losses 3) a womanizer
zaperoco
mess, confusion, chaos
zarrapastrozo
a person that doesn’t take care of their looks or hygiene
vuelto leña
a destroyed place
vergajo
an insulting word, for a weak person
Vino Tinto
literally “red wine” but refers to the Venezuelan national soccer team
tronera
a pothole
tumbarrancho
a popular and high-powered explosive firework
tuqueque
lizard, salamander
tuyuyo
a swollen area in the body
un pelo
a little bit, a little moment
una joyita
a person that is not well treated because of their misbehaving
todero
a person who is able to do many jobs
toros coleados
a traditional contest that consists of catching the tale of a bull from horseback, in order to make it fall down to the ground
tostada
1) a crispy arepa 2) nuts, crazy
totona
cunt, pussy
trácala
trap, cheat
tener caligüeva
to feel very lazy
tener los ojos puyúos
wide-eyed, with ideas of grandeur
tequeñón
a big “tequeño” which is eaten as breakfast or as a “bala fría,” a snack
tierrúo
redneck
tobo
bucket
tablas
a hundred bolivars (bs.100) bill, the 100 bolivar bill is as brown as a plank (tabla)
taita
father
tarajallo
a big and corpulent teenager
tejo
the short expression of “te jodiste,” or you’re screwed
sin oficio
a person who has nothing to do
sobrao
a person that appears to be intelligent and highlight that quality with his / her actions
solitaria
to be hungry, refers to an imaginary tapeworm