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These are some that I have done my best to work out that you may find useful and may even lay to rest a word or two that has been bugging you for some time.
If you have a better description please let me know and if you have any other Malaga-isms I will be pleased to add them to this list
Words used mostly in Malaga | Translates to |
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* Abe | = | Equivilant of the annoying English tagline Y'know |
* Alobao | = | Dopey, dumb |
* Apollardao | = | Dopey, dumb |
* Biznaga | = | Bouquet of jasmine in the form of ball |
* Calimocho | = | 50/50 red wine and coke |
* Campero | = | A snack with a type of bread and with so many condiments that is impossible to finish |
* Caniho | = | Colleague, co worker |
* Castrojo | = | Village idiot |
* Cenachero | = | A street vendor who sells fish |
* Cenacho | = | A straw basket with handles |
* Chacina | = | Sausage |
* Changüi mixto | = | A ham and cheese "Pitufo" |
* Chavea | = | A child |
* Chícharo | = | Peas |
* Chiringuito | = | Beachside fish restaurant |
* Chorra | = | lucky |
* Chorraera | = | Tobogan |
* Chota, Perola | = | The head |
* Chuminá | = | Nonsense |
* Chusmón | = | A merdellón, but with crimal tendancies |
* Copo | = | A fish dish using the catch of the day |
* Curiana | = | Cockroach |
* Ehnortao | = | Dopey, dumb |
* Empanao | = | Dopey, dumb |
* Engorilao | = | Enthusiastic about something |
* Estar guahnío | = | To be very tired |
* Fiiite | = | look |
* Fosco | = | Poo, poop, … |
* Gazpachuelo | = | A fish soup with mayonaisse |
* Gorrilla | = | An individual who will look after your car if you give him a euro - beware if you don’t |
* Grillao | = | stark raving mad, lunatic, madman,basket case, nutter, cuckoo |
* Guarrito | = | An hand hel drill |
* Guiri | = | Literally a foreigner - particularly a very white guy who wears socks with sandals and tries to spend all day in the August sun without a drink or a hat. |
* Hacer el gato | = | Oh yes tell it to the cat - Tell lies |
* Hacer la pirula | = | Jump a traffic light, go round a roundabout / one way street the wrong way |
* Irse la olla | = | Go off your head |
* Jábega | = | A fishing boat with eyes painted on |
* Jiñao | = | Cowardly |
* Jocántaro | = | the monstrous spider crab man of Carihuela |
* Maharón | = | stark raving mad, lunatic, madman,basket case, nutter, cuckoo |
* Mandanga | = | idiot moron dumbass butthead stupidass |
* Merdellón | = | From French merde de gens (shit people), impossible to define, but dirty, lowest of the low |
* Moña | = | effeminate |
* Moraga | = | Like the californian surfers in the movies but with sangria instead of beer and anchovies instead of hamburgers. |
* Morcillona | = | Fat and flacid |
* Muerdeee er rooollo | = | How strange |
* Niña | = | A girl/young woman under 35 years |
* Nove | = | Stress "don't you see!" can be used positively or negatively |
* Palo | = | A neighbourhood just to the east of the city centre |
* Pechá | = | Lots. a lot of |
* Perita | = | Cool, a cool time |
* Perola | = | The head |
* Petao | = | When something is very full. When something goes wrong |
* Piarda | = | Play truant, hookey, miss school |
* Piardero | = | Play truant from exams, no longer on the register |
* Pila | = | A lot of something |
* Piña | = | A hit, strike, knock |
* Piños | = | Teeth |
* Pitufo | = | a small bread roll |
* Pollón | = | We have great….. |
* Portañica | = | Fly, flies |
* Rosco | = | a float, swimming rubber ring |
* Soba | = | Fall asleep |
* Tener más mala cara que los pollos del Pryca | = | Not feeling very well |
* Tenis | = | Sports shoes, trainers |
* Terral (terrá) | = | The hot summer wind that blows in from Moroco |
* Trápala | = | A conman, scammer, defrauder |
*1 Café | Coffee - Types of coffee according to the milk content - |
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*2 Nube | = | Nube Most Milk |
*3 Sombra | = | Less than Nube |
*4 Mitad | = | What you get if you ask for café con leche |
*5 Corto | = | Less than Mitad |
*6 Semicorto | = | Less than Corto |
*7 Largo | = | Less than Semi Corto |
*8 Semilargo | = | Less than Largo |
*9 Solo | = | No Milk - Black and strong |
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