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Conch. Concha (lit.: " mollusk shell" or "inner ear") is an offensive word for a woman's vulva or vagina (i.e. something akin to English cunt) in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico. In the rest of Latin America and Spain however, the word is only used with its literal meaning.
The Miami accent is a native dialect of English and is not a second-language English or an interlanguage. It incorporates a rhythm and pronunciation that are heavily influenced by Spanish, whose rhythm is syllable-timed. [6] Unlike some accents of New York Latino English, the Miami accent is rhotic. Some specific features of the accent include ...
From standard Spanish acicalado bembé a big party. [3] [6] bichote Important person. From English big shot. [7] birras Beer. [3] bochinche gossip [8] boricua The name given to Puerto Rico people by Puerto Ricans. [3] bregar To work on a task, to do something with effort and dedication. [9] broki brother or friend. [5] cafre a lowlife.
Spanish diplomats were concerned that Chávez would replace his socialism and attacks on "American Imperialism" with attacks on what he called "Spanish imperialism". [10] Speaking about Venezuela's indigenous peoples, Chávez said of the Spanish, "They slit our people's throats and chopped them into little bits and left them on the outskirts of ...
Facing an imminent employee walkout, Americano Media, a struggling company that styles itself as a version of Fox News in Spanish, has until Friday to find an investor to keep the Miami-based ...
Number of people aged five or older who speak Spanish at home and proportion of population for metropolitan areas with a total population 500,000 or more. [ 1] Metropolitan area. Total population. People age 5 or older. Spanish speakers 5 or older [ 2] [dubious – discuss] Spanish speakers as % of pop. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA.
In Miami-Dade County, roughly 66.2% of residents speak Spanish; 65.7% speak English. Morales, who's now fluent in English but still more comfortable in Spanish, says he’ll go entire days without ...
Radio Televisión Martí is an American state-run radio and television international broadcaster based in Miami, Florida, financed by the federal government of the United States through the U.S. Agency for Global Media (formerly Broadcasting Board of Governors, BBG). It transmits propaganda in Spanish to Cuba and its broadcasts can also be ...