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Learn Spanish
By:
Christopher Howard M.A.
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Tico
Talk
Those of you who have read this column before are bound to have
noticed that at the end of each article there is a definition of a
Costa Rican expression or tiquismo.
The purpose of including these
words is to familiarize readers with these frequently used expressions.
You won't find their meanings in most Spanish dictionaries.
birra - beer
brete - work
chapa - any coin or a dumb person
estar de chicchia - to be angry
chingo - nude
chunche - any 'thing'
chulo - a person who lives off others
harina - money
jupa - head
macho - a person with blonde hair
maje - dumb or a young man (slang)
matar la culebra - waste time
paja - b.s.
pinche - a tight-fisted person
paρo - towel
clavar el pico - to fall asleep
agarrar de maje - to deceive someone
ponerse hasta la mecha - get drunk
torta - a big mistake or error
‘Pura vida! - Fantastic! Great!
Costa Rican expression of the week: cachos is a slang word for shoes.
Christopher Howard M.A.
conducts monthly one-of-a-kind exploratory
trips for those wanting to live in Costa Rica in conjunction with LIVE
IN COSTA RICA TOURS. Please call toll free 800 365-2342, e-mail:
or see
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Mr Howard is also the author of "The New Golden Door Door to Retirement and Living in
Costa Rica", Living and Investing in the New Nicaragua" and "The Costa
Rican Spanish Survival Book" and cassette. For more information call
800 365-2342, access: www.costaricabooks.com or
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