Guide to Argentinian Spanish Used in this Forum

[Wolfgang]

Hello everyone,

As a linguist and translator, I found it interesting that Lunfardo is so widely used in this forum. Not being Argentinian myself, I had to consult a Lunfardo diccionary to make sense of what the posters were saying, notwithstanding the fact that I'm a native Spanish speaker.

Every Spanish speaking country has local words, but Argentinian Spanish has by far the most. Lunfardo is not a dialect, it's a vocabulary added onto regular Spanish. But the sheer number of words makes Lunfardo spiced Spanish hard to understand for other Spanish speakers.

What follows is a small dictionary of terms taken from this forum. I hope you'll find it useful. I'm providing both a standard Spanish and an English translation.

Here's a handy Lunfardo diccionary I used to help me:


I'm available for Spanish/English translations.

 
Forum Term 	Spanish 			English 
840: 		Recepcionista, proxeneta 	Receptionist, pimp 

A 
Apoliyar: 	Dormir 				To sleep 
Atorranta: 	Prostituta 			Whore 

B 
Bagre: 		Fea, Feo 			Ugly 
Bocho: 		Cabeza 				Head 
Boliche: 	Barra 				Bar 
Bolonqui: 	Variante de Quilombo 		Variant of Quilombo 

C 
Cana: 		Policía 			Police
Capurro: 	Fulano 				So and So 
Caripela: 	Cara				Face 
Catrera: 	Cama 				Bed 
Chabon: 	Tipo 				Guy 
Chamullar: 	Conversar, murmurar 		To talk, to gossip 
Chapa: 		Loca(o)				Crazy
Chuchi: 	Vagina 				Vagina 
Colectora: 	Ano 				Anus 
Completa: 	Ofrece sexo anal 		Offers Anal Sex 
Concha: 	Vagina 				Vagina 
Convencional:	No incluye anal 		Anal not included 

D 
Derpa:		Departamento 			Apartment 
Despiole: 	Lío, desorden 			Argument, Fight 

E 
Empilchada: 	Bien vestida 			Well dressed 
En bolas: 	Desnuda(o) 			Naked 
Encapuchar: 	Ponerse un condón 		To put on a condom 

F 
Finde: 		Fin de Semana 			Weekend 
Fiolo: 		Proxeneta 			Pimp 
Flotadores: 	Senos con cirugía 		Fake boobs 
Franelear: 	Acariciar 			To caress 

G 
Gambas: 	Piernas 			Legs 
Garcar:		Engañar 			To cheat
Garchar:	Tener sexo			To have sex 
Garching:	Nivel de energía en sexo	Level of energy in sex 
Garpar:		Pagar 				To pay
Garron:		Experiencia desagradable	Bad experience 
Gata, Gato:	Acompañante femenina		Female Escort 
Gatero:		Cliente de prostitutas		Whore mongerer 
Gaucha:		Astuta				Astute, Keen 
Gift:		Arancel				Escort's fee 
Gomas:		Senos				Boobs 
Guarra:		Puta				Slut 
Guita:		Dinero				Money 

H 
HDP:		Hija(o) de puta			Bitch, Bastard 

I 
Intergarching:	Conversación entre orgasmos	Conversation between orgasms 

J 
Japi:		Pene				Penis 

L 
Labura:	        Trabajo			        Job 
Laburar:	Trabajar 			To work 
Lolas:		Senos				Boobs 
Lolas hechas:	Senos con cirugía 		Fake boobs 
Lomo:		Trasero				Booty, Ass 
LPMQLP:	        La Puta Madre Que La Parió	Bitch, Bastard

M 
Macanuda:	Excelente			Excelent 
Mina:		Mujer				Woman 
Minga:		Nada				Nothing 
Minon:		Muy atractiva			Very attractive 
Musculosa:	Brasiere			Bra 

N 
Nenus:		Chica, chicas			Girl, Girls 

Ñ 
Ñoba:		Baño				Bathroom 

O 
Ojete, OGT:	Ano				Anus 
Onda:		Actitud				Attitude 
Orto:		Ano				Anus 

P 
Partusa:	Fiesta, orgía			Party, Orgy 
Pavo:		Trasero				Ass, Booty 
Pedorro:	Mal hecho			Badly performed 
Pendeja:	Chica joven			Young escort, lolita 
Pete, PT:	Sexo oral (al hombre)		Blow job 
Pete sin:	Sexo oral sin condón		Bare Back Blow Job 
Petisa:		Chica bajita			Short girl 
Piba:		Niña				Little girl 
Pija:		Pene				Penis 
Polvo:		Orgasmo				Orgasm 
Privado:	Departamento con chicas		Apartment with escorts 
Putoshop:	Photoshop			Photoshop 

Q 
Quilombo:	Desorden, burdel 		Disturbance, whorehouse 


T 
Tacho:		Reloj, Taxi 			Clock, watch, taxi 
Terrible:	Muy sexy			Super sexy 
Trolo:		Homosexual			Gay 
Trucha:		Foto falsa			Fake photo 
TTS:		Tetas 				Boobs 
Tuneada: 	Con cirugía plástica 		Escort with plastic surgery 
Turra: 		Puta 				Whore

[fantasma1972]

Wolfang...you're damn fuckin' right, dude, exist many differences between an ordinary natural born spanish speaker and us (argentinians), we usually change or transform spanish words used by most others spanish speakers in a new word with a same meanin', your dictionary shows exactly what I've been tellin' U, however I found it very funny, specially when other country fellow make a joke usin' the argentinian mode.
Anyway, god job, and thank you very much by your cooperation.

[logodedalus]

a couple more words, for those that because they speak spanish think they can be understood in buenos aires

ENGLISH /SPAIN / ARGENTINA

to grab, to catch / coger / agarrar

to fuck / follar / coger!!!

to come / correrse / acabar

pussy / coño(conyo) / concha (concha is a popular name in spain)

dick / polla / pija

preppy / pijo or pija!! / concheto or concheta (remember concha?)

work / curro / laburo

small robbery / chanchullo / curro!!

BY FAR, most misunderstandings are caused by the missuse of the word COGER, watch your tonge.

buenos polvos,

atorranta is not prostitute, a girl very fast to have sex with... with out money prostitute is puta, trola, gato, escort. jajaja I hope u enjoy.

[Wolfgang]

Iniciado por Roy15

atorranta is not prostitute, a girl very fast to have sex with... with out money prostitute is puta, trola, gato, escort. jajaja I hope u enjoy.

You're correct Roy. I've learned this difference as my understanding of Lunfardo has broadened. Thanks for pointing out though :)

Wolfgang

youwelcome, but I need to improve my english, its sucks... jejeje! And another Cappurro is a lad, who makes the photos of the scorts.

Is not a So and so o fulano, es el nombre con que se conoce a ese flaco!je