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