Glossary Costeño

Welcome to our costeño dictionary.

 Here we show you our colloquial language. You know words that perhaps are never found in the dictionary of the real Spanish academy but that we use them daily and they become part of our cultural wealth.

A

1.    Arrayuo: Person who does everything first.

2.    Arrebatao:  Crazy, messy

3.    Arrestao: Risky

4.    Atarván: Person of bad habits

5.    Avispao: Opportunistic person

B

6.    Babilla: Ugly Woman

7.    Bacano: Good, Nice

8.     Bochinchero: People who talk too much

9.    Bololó: To quarrel, to have a discussion.

10. Bollito: Attractive woman

C

11. Cabrilla: Wheel of car

12. Calilla: Stressful person

13. Calzón: Underpants

14. Camello: Work, job

15. Carreta: lie

16. Cascar: To hit someone

17. Chevere: Nice

18. Corroncho: Person without education and style

19. Cucallo: Toasted of rice that remains attached to the cauldron at the end of the preparation.

20. Culicagao: It is a term used to refer to a small child

21. Currambero:  Person from Barranquilla

22. Cuadro: Companion, friend, close person, acquaintance.

D

23. Dato: information

24. Durango: Person who does not like to give to others

25. Desvirolado: silly person

E

26. Eche: Contemptuous interjection. “Eche, fuck you”

27. Empavao: Someone with laziness

28. Emputao: Angry

29. Espantajopo: A person who wants to have things and show off, and does not get anything

30. Espeluque: Disorder

F

31. Faro: traffic light

32. Filo:  Very Hungry

33. Flojera: sloth

34. Foco: light bulb

35. Fresco: Relaxed person

36. Fría: Beer

37. Full: a lot

G

38. Gandio: Person who wants to eat everything

39. Garnatada: Hit on the face

40. Gorrero: Person who has fun thanks to others, he gets invited to everything and does not pay anything

41. Grajo: Bad odor in your armpits 

42. Guayabo: Hangover caused by alcohol

43. Guineo: Banana

H

44. Hey: Expression to get someone's attention

45. Huesero: Person who does not make anyone laugh

46. Hueva: Silly and dazed person

I

47. Intenso: Person who harasses another.

48. Ira: (Interjection) manifestation of disbelief. Ex:  ira, that's a lie.

J

49. Jeva: woman

50. Joder: Annoy someone

51. Jopo: 1. Buttocks of the woman. 2. Something that does not work

K

L

52. Lambon: Overly flattering person to improve their own position before someone, usually important.

53. Levante: Conquer someone

54. Líchigo: Person who gives things of low quality or nothing

55. Liga: Give someone money for a favor

56. Liso: Dared

57. Llevao: Thin person, without money.

M

58. Machete: Cheating on a test

59. Mamar gallo: To pass the time annoying to the others

60. Mamerto: fool

61. Marica: 1. Gay. 2. Fool person

62. Menudo: Coins

63. Monucuco: 1. Good and nice. 2 Carnival costume

64. Montarla: Buylling

65. Muñequera: Fist fight

N

66. Nojoda: Expression of disbelief or admiration

67. Nombe: Expression that is used when you do not want to do something

68. Nos pillamos: See you around

Ñ

69. Ñacaroso: Something that is ugly or in bad conditions

70. Ñapa: Additional gift

71. Ñerda: Sign of surprise, emotion, disbelief or fright

72. Ñoña: wound

O

P

73. Pálida: Low pressure

74. Pantallar: Try to draw attention

75. Parla: Ability to wrap someone up with words.

76. Pechichar: To consent to someone

77. Pecueca: bad smell in the feet

78. Pelao/a: Boy, girl

79. Perendengue: Unnecessary decorations

80. Piña: closed group

81. Pitongo: small object

82. Puppy: High society person

83. Patatús: Loss of consciousness

Q.

84. Querida: lover

85. Quiubo: is the slang of = ¿Qué hubo? 1. Is used to greet. Quiubo, how are you?

R

86. Rata: thief

87. Raspao: Refreshing drink made with ice and essences

88. Recocha: disorder

S

89. Seño: Teacher

90. Sereno: night guard

91. Sollao: Crazy

T

92. Tarro: Head

93. Tinto: It's black coffee

94. Tombo: Police

95. Tragao: in love

96. Tramullo: scam

U

97. Uñero: Abnormal growth of the nail that causes pain

V

98.           Vacile: Pleasant situation

99.           Vacilón: Love affair

100.               Vaina: object

101.            Valesita: Friend

102.            Varao: unemployed, penniless

W

103.            Wache: Person who treats others badly

X

Y

104.            Yeré: When someone does what he likes. Ex: she is in her Yeré

105.            Yeyo: Fainting

106.            Yunai: U.S.A

Z

107.            Zafar: Ending a relationship with someone, break up.

108.            Zipote: Expression used to describe something big. Ex: Zipote house

109.            Zona: expression used to Give information about a subject. Ex:  hey, give me this zona. Where is the party tomorrow?