; :a sudden nervous reaction, similar to hysterics, or losing control, experienced in response to something. ; : variants are
¡Ay bendito! and
dito - “aww poor you” or “oh my god”; “ay” meaning lament, and “bendito” meaning blessed. ; : referring to food; rotten or damaged. ; :important person. From English . ; :the name given to Puerto Rico people based on the Taíno name for the island. ; :a lowlife. Comes from Arabic (
Arabic: كافر (
/kafir), romanized:
Kafir). ; :a badass, hunk or hottie. An influential person. From English . ; :person who should be ashamed of their actions but isn't; a stubborn person. ; :short for - Guy, male. in Puerto Rico it has an entirely different meaning and is used to describe that something is good, fun, funny, great or beautiful. ; : friend, or group of friends. ; : literally translates to "eww!" or "yuck!" it is often used as an exclamation in reaction to a bad smell. ; : a shameless person. ; : The flower of the sugarcane. ; : a steep slope. ; : to be full. From a
Taino compound word ("Jiba" meaning mountain or forest, and "iro" meaning man or men) though commonly mistaken for originating from the Arabic (
Mofarite Arabic: جبري (
Jabre), romanized: Jabre), in the Mofarite related Ethiopian Semitic languages ገበሬ(
Gabre), romanized: Gabre). ; : drunk. The name is said to have originated from the last name of
Charles Lindbergh after the islanders noticed how "awfully cold as ice" he was as compared to the warmth of the locals during Lindbergh's visit to the Island in 1928. ; : used when referring to something that is easy to do. ; : boy/girl "Pana" is also a name for
breadfruit in Puerto Rico. From "". ; :to get away with murder, or to get away with it. ; : a way of dancing ("grinding") or a danceable song. ; : used to describe chaotic situations. ; :a traffic jam. In standard Spanish, "a bottle top" or "a clog". ; :a lowlife. ; typically used at parties, dances, or general hype events to express of joy or excitement, hence the direct translation "That's awesome!". == See also ==