What does "hijo de la porra" and "comehuevo" mean?

[nkn]

Hello.

I'm reading Juno Diaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
Because I'm a Japanese, there are so many Dominican Spanish expressions I don't understand. I would really appreciate if you help me!

There is a sentence "Forget that hijo de la porra, that comehuevo." (113)
My spanish-japanese dictionaries do not have the words "porra" and "comehuevo."

I would like to know what is "hijo de la porra," and also "comehuevo."

Thanks,
nkn

 

[KenoshaChris]

I dunno but I certainly know what "hijo de la perra" means.

 

[nkn]

Thank you, KenoshaChris! But the word is "la porra." Anyway, thank you for your comment!

 

[SantiagoDR]

Thank you, KenoshaChris! But the word is "la porra." Anyway, thank you for your comment!

Have you considered the possibility that "hijo de la porra" could be a TYPO !

With my bad Spanish I would look at it as "Forget the B*tch that eats eggs" :chinese: lol

D in Santiago/Tampa

 

[Celt202]

Try this site:

Chapter 3 ? The Annotated Oscar Wao ? Notes and translations for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

:glasses:

Porra could be mimicking a colloquial pronunciation of perra which means female dog or bitch thus "son of a bitch".

Comehuevo could literally mean egg eater which could refer to a testicle swallower or gay as the above site suggests. It could also be mimicking the pronunciation of the local word guebo which means penis. I wonder if guebo has Taino origins.

 

[Chirimoya]

Porra is a common mild Spanish expletive. Literally it means something like club or truncheon.

Vete a la porra ~ get lost/go to hell. I don't hear it in the DR that often.

 

[nkn]

Thank you so much, all of you! So it means: "Forget the son of a bitch, that testicle swallower."

I will try the site Celt202 taught me, too. I appreciate you all!

 

[ExtremeR]

nkn, "Hijo de la porra" means like son of a gun, is like a really mild offense. The other one is really mama instead of come and it is a really serious offense. Do not tell that word to anyone unless you are positive to engage in a gunfight.

 

[Celt202]

porra.

(Del lat. porrum, puerro, por la forma de esta planta).


1. f. clava.

2. f. Instrumento o arma alargada, usada como maza, especialmente por algunos cuerpos encargados de vigilancia, tr?fico, etc.

3. f. Martillo de cabezas iguales y mango largo algo flexible, que se maneja con las dos manos a la vez.

4. f. Fruta de sart?n semejante al churro, pero m?s gruesa.

5. f. coloq. Juego en que varias personas apuestan dinero a un resultado, n?mero, etc., de modo que quien acierta se lleva todo el dinero apostado.

6. f. M?x. Grupo de partidarios que en actos p?blicos apoyan ruidosamente a los suyos o rechazan a los contrarios.

7. f. El Salv. y M?x. Conjunto de gritos de estos partidarios.

8. f. coloq. p. us. Vanidad, jactancia o presunci?n. Juan gasta mucha porra.

9. f. coloq. desus. Sujeto pesado, molesto o porfiado.

10. m. Entre muchachos, el ?ltimo en el orden de jugar.

a la ~.

1. loc. adv. coloq. a paseo.

hacer ~.

1. loc. verb. coloq. p. us. Pararse sin poder o querer pasar adelante en algo.

porra, o porras.

1. interjs. coloqs. U. para expresar disgusto o enfado.




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[Norma Rosa]

Porra is alive and well in the DR. Depending on the context, the word can be used to express different moods.

Happiness (pleasantly surprised):
A baseball fan observing how fast a player runs, or how high the ball was hit: ?A la porra!

Disgust and mockery:
Person observing how bad a person is dressed: ?A la porra!

Anger:
?Vete a la porra! (?L?rgate!) Go to hell.
?Hijo de la porra! Son of a gun; son of nothing (nobody).

 

[Lando calrisian]

Konichiwa, dame una bachata en fukuoka! (What is Fukuoka?)

I still hear em, my mom still say's it. She'll say "muchacho de la porra", 'anda la porra" and "vete a la porra". Very mild words, considering what is said today. My cuban friend Luis Lopez's mom also say's it and she cracks me up, "oye chico vete pa 'la porra". I'm going to start using them again, clean up my foul language a bit!

 

[bachata]

Konichiwa, dame una bachata en fukuoka! (What is Fukuoka?)

I still hear em, my mom still say's it. She'll say "muchacho de la porra", 'anda la porra" and "vete a la porra". Very mild words, considering what is said today. My cuban friend Luis Lopez's mom also say's it and she cracks me up, "oye chico vete pa 'la porra". I'm going to start using them again, clean up my foul language a bit!

Un Boricua diria; vete pal carajo chico!!!

JJ

 

[Lucille]

Un Boricua diria; vete pal carajo chico!!!

JJ

Y un cubano como diria?.....lol

 

[bachata]

Y un cubano como diria?.....lol

Vete pa' la mierda cabron!!!

JJ

 

[bachata]

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JJ

 

[Norma Rosa]

Un Boricua diria; vete pal carajo chico!!!

JJ

A Dominican as well. Vete a la porra= vete al carajo; vete a la mierda; vete al diablo.

 

[nkn]

Thank you so much, all of you!! I'm impressed.
It seems that the word "porra" is still used in many contexts.

How about "comehuevo"?
Is it still used as well?

I'm very curious about the expressions used in your place!

 

[ExtremeR]

Vete pa' la mierda cabron!!!

JJ

You have them backwards JJ. El cubano diria: Vete pa' la porra chico! Y el Boricua es el que te va decir Cabron.

nkn I answered your "comehuevo" question in a earlier post.

 

[Bronxboy]

You have them backwards JJ. El cubano diria: Vete pa' la porra chico! Y el Boricua es el que te va decir Cabron.

Correct!!!!

 

[nkn]

Hello, ExtremeR!
Yes, I have read your answer.
Thank you so much!