The word "diablo"

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bienamor

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pretty

See our "negra" on the right below:

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I am assuming they take after their mother:p:p

very nice.
 

Pib

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See our "negra" on the right below:
Beautiful kids.

With 4 girls in the house, at least one will be be a teenager while your wife is menopausal.

Perhaps you should take on golf, or something. :)



And to the OP. No, I am pretty sure there was no racial connotation to those words. There are few really racially derogatory words in Dominican Spanish, if any, it's all in the context and the combination of words.
 

bob saunders

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Last when our friend Luz was leaving she said to her 12 years daughter, Vamos, me negra. Certainly a term of endearment because she is very affection with her daughter.
 

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just saw somethin wanna know what yall think!

In the doble te y el crok song the lyrics go:
la vesina se envala
la prima de envala
la amiga se envala
la nieta se envala
lo cuero se envalan
el diablo se envala

and in the video they show people "rushing in" like the amiga, prima, etc. when they say el diablo se envala they show a lil black boy running. weird? you tell me. lol.

link to the vid if anyone needs it: YouTube - Doble T y El Crok - Pepe Pepe (Official Video) (Alta Calidad HD) (www.musicabarrial.net)
 
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? bient?t

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arent we getting a little paranoid here

FWIW: paranoia strikes deep

In 1930, Trujillo made a deal with the devil: 30 years, then I'm all yours.

Then, in 1960 the devil comes a-knockin': Hey, bud, it's time.

Trujillo begged for one more year:please, please, one more year. Please.

The devil left. Those who saw him claim he was a very short black man, shorter than a midget - chiquitiningo.

I ain't making this up, folks; just repeating what I heard. So, it must be true.
 

Chip

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FWIW: paranoia strikes deep

In 1930, Trujillo made a deal with the devil: 30 years, then I'm all yours.

Then, in 1960 the devil comes a-knockin': Hey, bud, it's time.

Trujillo begged for one more year:please, please, one more year. Please.

The devil left. Those who saw him claim he was a very short black man, shorter than a midget - chiquitiningo.

I ain't making this up, folks; just repeating what I heard. So, it must be true.

If there is no god how can there be a devil??? :)
 
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? bient?t

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If there is no god how can there be a devil??? :)

Correct: no god, no devil.

There would've been only Mal'akh, but he just died a couple of weeks ago, when a UH-60 helicopter accidentally shattered the skylight atop the Temple Room in DC, "sending a torrent of jagged shards plummeting into the room below," where Mal'akh was preparing to ascend to the heavens, had Solomon killed him with that very rare--and expensive--knife.
 

M.A.R.

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Diablo is Devil.

Diablo does not mean anything black, is the word for devil that Dominicans use a lot. If someone called the OP un Diablo, its probably nothing good, it could mean evil, or corrupt.

Cubans call everyone Mi negro/negra.......no matter what color skin they have. Dominicans use it also......My daughter is as dark as Chips daughter and only when we go to the DR people call her Negra.


ENVALA, this word is used describe a person when high on drugs, or someone who's running fast. "ese iva envalao por ahi"......he was running or rushing.
I'm not sure how they are using it in the video, when i hear the song i think it means gettin high.
 

Vacara

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Diablo is Devil.

Diablo does not mean anything black, is the word for devil that Dominicans use a lot. If someone called the OP un Diablo, its probably nothing good, it could mean evil, or corrupt.

Cubans call everyone Mi negro/negra.......no matter what color skin they have. Dominicans use it also......My daughter is as dark as Chips daughter and only when we go to the DR people call her Negra.


ENVALA, this word is used describe a person when high on drugs, or someone who's running fast. "ese iva envalao por ahi"......he was running or rushing.
I'm not sure how they are using it in the video, when i hear the song i think it means gettin high.

"Diablo" does not always carry a negative connotation. For instance, if I say MAR is a "diablo" fixing computers that means you are really good at that, but if I say that "fixing computers" MAR is a "Diablo a Caballo" that means you are the best technician, no one is above you. Think about it, as powerful as the devil is and on top of that put him on a horse (Diablo a Caballo), is not even fair right?.
 
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