to suffer pain or bone fractures because of an accident or fall.
desmaya eso
an order to finish something, forget about talking, get back to work
destemplanza
a mysterious fever, just high enough to miss school or work
dichavao
yes, of course, you bet
dolorosa
the bill at a restaurant
durar como merengue en la puerta de una escuela
gone in a flash, literally “to last as long as candy at a school’s door”
culillo
to be afraid of something or someone, to be worried about the consequences of a specific event
curralo
work
cutaras
sandals, flip flops
dar cabilla
to fuck
dar chucho
mocking of a person
dar la punzada del güajiro
brain freeze
dar muela
to woo someone
dar tranca
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