ok. so im pretty versed in dr jerga but the other day this dominican friend of mine was trying his usual lines and kept mentioning something about "raban..." or "ese raban" or "yo quiero raban...." i dont know. im hoping this rings a bell with one of yall. i know it's something fil-thy, but he wouldnt elaborate when i asked...
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xxx translation please
oixala said:
I found only the word "rabano"
1 m. Hierba cruc?fera hortense, de tallo ramoso y velludo, hojas ?speras y grandes, flores blancas, amarillas o purpurinas en racimos terminales, silicua estriada y ra?z carnosa, casi redonda, roja (Raphanus sativus).
2 Ra?z de esta planta.
3 fig. Rabanillo (hierba).
4 R?bano silvestre, planta cruc?fera perenne y lampi?a, con pan?culas de flores blancas, cuyas ra?ces se usan como condimento (Armoracia rusticana).
5 fig. Cosa de poca importancia: me importa un ~.
6 vulg. Pene.
7 ?Un ~!, fam., forma despectiva de negaci?n absoluta. FR Tomar el ~ por las hojas, fig. equivocarse de medio a medio en la ejecuci?n o interpretaci?n de una cosa.
..Aunque sean m?s de ocho millones,
a los pobres las cifras les importan un r?bano.....
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I think you may have heard or spelled it wrong, sometimes pronunciation of these words is so innacurate that it is impossible to tell what you are hearing untill you hear several different people say it. In 5 years I have never heard this word so I think you may have been hearing something else. (of course my experience is far from exhaustive, there are lots of words I haven't heard yet)
I knew a guy from the campo that used to call people "maivao" alot, turns out he was trying to say "malvado" (evil)
I knew a guy from the campo that used to call people "maivao" alot, turns out he was trying to say "malvado" (evil)
You are too funny! I like that one! C?mico-la verdad que s?.
I am on the floor dying of laughter right now!
I am on the floor dying of laughter right now!
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Pronounced "rapar", it is actually the verb raspar. To scrape. "Rapar la paila"is "scrape the pan". As in scrape the con con out of the pan. Most Dominicans drop the s in normal speech. An innocent phase that like many has taken on a doble sentido. Like "planchar las sabanas".
Well now we know why that damn scrapy instrument the bachateros play is considered so sensual, it reminds them of washing dishes - an integral part of meaningful relationships.
I agree with you but I don't think we can get around it. We answered the questions as asked- verdad.
We are just making sure there are no doubts that's all!
We are just making sure there are no doubts that's all!
p1atan0 said: