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Spanish Open dictionary by Luis Morales Pujals

Luis Morales Pujals
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pipiolo: In Puerto Rico : Pipiolo is used to identify a member of the PIP or Puerto Rican Independence Party.
boricua: The original name of the island was Boriken named after the Taino people who inhabited the island before the arrival of Cristobal Colon. Over time the name derived in Borinquen and those born in Puerto Rico or anywhere in the world and so feel they are also known as Boricuas.
jumao: It is as we say in Puerto Rico the person when this a little last drinks but not drunk. These jumao, am jumao.
zafacon: When the Spaniards arrived to Puerto Rico, with them came a large number of Arabs in a clandestine way, just after the defeat of the Arab rule in the Iberian peninsula. Arabs supposedly greatly influenced the language on the island, as well as customs and some traditions. And, in particular, trash comes from a small container of mud or " zafaca " the Arabs had in the kitchen to take the wastes that were given to pigs. Over time the Puerto Rican becomes the word trash.