patata

Borrowed from Taíno batata. Compare batata. Though the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española lists it as a blend of papa + batata.


patata

(Spain) cheese! Said while being photographed


espanglés

Blend of español (“Spanish”) + inglés (“English”).


quintillizo

es-noun

quintillizo m (plural quintillizos, feminine quintilliza, feminine plural quintillizas)

quintillizos (plural)
quintilliza (feminine)
quintillizas (feminine plural)


feminazi

feminazi m or f by sense (plural feminazis)

Calque of English feminazi: blend of feminista + nazi.


horeca

Blend of hotel + restaurante + cafetería.


Wikcionario

Calque of English Wiktionary, from a blend of wiki (“wiki”) + diccionario (“dictionary”).


desparramar

es-verb

desparramar (first-person singular present desparramo, first-person singular preterite desparramé, past participle desparramado)

desparramo (first-person present singular)
desparramé (first-person preterite singular)
desparramado (participle past)
desparramar (infinitive)
desparramando (gerund)
desparramado (masculine participle past singular)
desparramada (feminine participle past singular)
desparramados (masculine participle past plural)
desparramadas (feminine participle past plural)
desparramo (first-person indicative present singular)
desparramas (indicative informal present second-person singular)
desparramás (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
desparrama (indicative present singular third-person)
desparramamos (first-person indicative plural present)
desparramáis (indicative plural present second-person)
desparraman (indicative plural present third-person)
desparramaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
desparramabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
desparramaba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
desparramábamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
desparramabais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
desparramaban (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
desparramé (first-person indicative preterite singular)
desparramaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
desparramó (indicative preterite singular third-person)
desparramamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
desparramasteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
desparramaron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
desparramaré (first-person future indicative singular)
desparramarás (future indicative second-person singular)
desparramará (future indicative singular third-person)
desparramaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
desparramaréis (future indicative plural second-person)
desparramarán (future indicative plural third-person)
desparramaría (conditional first-person indicative singular)
desparramarías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
desparramaría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
desparramaríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
desparramaríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
desparramarían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
desparrame (first-person present singular subjunctive)
desparrames (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
desparramés (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
desparrame (present singular subjunctive third-person)
desparramemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
desparraméis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
desparramen (plural present subjunctive third-person)
desparramara (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
desparramaras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
desparramara (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
desparramáramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
desparramarais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
desparramaran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
desparramase (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
desparramases (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
desparramase (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
desparramásemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
desparramaseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
desparramasen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
desparramare (first-person future singular subjunctive)
desparramares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
desparramare (future singular subjunctive third-person)
desparramáremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
desparramareis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
desparramaren (future plural subjunctive third-person)
desparrama (imperative informal second-person singular)
desparramá (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
desparrame (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
desparrame (imperative singular third-person)
desparramemos (first-person imperative plural)
desparramad (imperative plural second-person)
desparramen (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
desparramen (imperative plural third-person)
desparrames (imperative negative second-person singular)
desparrame (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
desparrame (imperative negative singular third-person)
desparramemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
desparraméis (imperative negative plural second-person)
desparramen (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
desparramen (imperative negative plural third-person)
desparramarme (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
desparramarte (combined-form dative infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
desparramarle (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
desparramarse (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
desparramarnos (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
desparramaros (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
desparramarles (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
desparramarse (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
desparramarme (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
desparramarte (accusative combined-form infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
desparramarlo (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
desparramarla (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
desparramarse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
desparramarnos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
desparramaros (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
desparramarlos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
desparramarlas (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
desparramarse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
desparramándome (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-singular)
desparramándote (combined-form dative gerund object-second-person object-singular)
desparramándole (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
desparramándose (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
desparramándonos (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-plural)
desparramándoos (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-second-person)
desparramándoles (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
desparramándose (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
desparramándome (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-singular)
desparramándote (accusative combined-form gerund object-second-person object-singular)
desparramándolo (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
desparramándola (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
desparramándose (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
desparramándonos (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-plural)
desparramándoos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-second-person)
desparramándolos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
desparramándolas (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
desparramándose (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
desparrámame (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
desparrámate (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
desparrámale (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
desparrámanos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
desparrámales (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
desparrámame (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
desparrámate (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
desparrámalo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
desparrámala (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
desparrámanos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
desparrámalos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
desparrámalas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
desparramame (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
desparramate (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
desparramale (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
desparramanos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
desparramales (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
desparramame (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
desparramate (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
desparramalo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
desparramala (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
desparramanos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
desparramalos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
desparramalas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
desparrámeme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
desparrámele (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
desparrámese (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
desparrámenos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
desparrámeles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
desparrámeme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
desparrámelo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
desparrámela (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
desparrámese (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
desparrámenos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
desparrámelos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
desparrámelas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
desparramémoste (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
desparramémosle (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
desparramémonos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
desparramémoos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
desparramémosles (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
desparramémoste (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
desparramémoslo (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
desparramémosla (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
desparramémonos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
desparramémoos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
desparramémoslos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
desparramémoslas (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
desparramadme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
desparramadle (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
desparramadnos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
desparramaos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
desparramadles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
desparramadme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
desparramadlo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
desparramadla (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
desparramadnos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
desparramaos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
desparramadlos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
desparramadlas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
desparrámenme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
desparrámenle (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
desparrámennos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
desparrámenles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
desparrámense (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
desparrámenme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
desparrámenlo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
desparrámenla (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
desparrámennos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
desparrámenlos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
desparrámenlas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
desparrámense (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)

Blend of esparcir (“to scatter, disperse”) + derramar (“to spill”).


tropecientos

head

tropecientos (feminine tropecientas, plurale tantum)

Blend of tropel (“crowd”) + cientos (“hundreds”), modeled after doscientos, trescientos, cuatrocientos, […] .


aguardiente

→ Tagalog: agwardiyente


monocito

Borrowed from German Monozyt, coined by A. Ferrata and A. Pappenheim in 1910; equivalent to a blend of mononuclear + leucocito.


orgasmus

Blend of erasmus + orgasmo. Erasmus students have a reputation of being very sexually active.

(humorous) a study period on the Erasmus programme


piragua

(Puerto Rico, cooking) piragua (frozen dessert)


pirimidina

Blend of piridina + imida, with the suffix -ina.


glucocorticoide

es-noun

glucocorticoide m (plural glucocorticoides)

Coordinate term: mineralocorticoide


parathormona

(biochemistry) parathormone, parathyroid hormone


mesiversario

Blend of mes (“month”) + aniversario (“anniversary”).


putria

(Latin America, derogatory, vulgar) prostituted motherland, cuntry


cantautor

es-noun

cantautor m (plural cantautores, feminine cantautora, feminine plural cantautoras)

cantautores (plural)
cantautora (feminine)
cantautoras (feminine plural)


choripán

Blend of chorizo (“sausage”) + pan (“bread, bun”).

blend

(Argentina, Chile, Uruguay) choripan (chorizo sandwich)


prosumidor

Calque of English prosumer, formed as a blend of productor + consumidor.


PPSOE

Partido Socialista Obrero Español
w:Partido Socialista Obrero Español

Partido Popular
w:People's Party (Spain)

(Spain, politics) Blend of PSOE (Partido Socialista Obrero Español) and PP (Partido Popular); often used by critics to denote their similar positions, and by critics with bipartidism


salsateca

a salsatheque; a discotheque that only plays salsa music


amigovio

es-noun

amigovio m (plural amigovios, feminine amigovia, feminine plural amigovias)

amigovios (plural)
amigovia (feminine)
amigovias (feminine plural)

friend with benefits
friend with benefits


quinimil

Blend of quinientos (“five hundred”) + mil (“thousand”)

blend

Ya te lo dije quinimil veces, ¡ya acabé con eso!

I told you a zillion times already, I'm done with it!

si le quitaran las quinimil repeticiones de que adolece, sería menos tedioso dirimirlo, rebatirlo, consumirlo, presumirlo.

2011, José Galileo Martínez, Shulton City, Palibrio, page 66:

if they'd removed the zillion repetitions that grieves them, it'd be less tough to resolve it, refute it, consume it, brag about it.

[…]El Salvador tiene como mil puyas y cien mil desniveles, quinimil callos y algunas postemillas[…]

Seven Stories Press, Roque Dalton, Historias y poemas de una lucha de clases, 2023, page 93:

[…] El Salvador has like a thousand fudges and a hundred thousand unevennesses, a zillion calluses and some abscesses in the gums […]

Man hay como quinimil call centers en El Salvador, de quien fue la idea de la presentadora??!! no se le entiende nada.

2023 November 16, @cacho1988, Twitter, archived from the original on 3333-03-24:

Man, there are like a zillion call centers in El Salvador, whose idea was that of the presenter??!! I can't understand a thing.


turbamulta

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek τύρβη (túrbē)bor.?
Latin turbablend.
Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós
Proto-Italic *moltos
Latin multusblend.
Spanish turbamulta
Borrowed from Latin turba multa (literally “much crowd”). Compare Portuguese turbamulta.

bor+

Pues, Señor, quien ha de juzgar eſte pleyto entre eſtas dos turbamultas

1662, Petrus de Conceptione, Soplos en defensa de la pura concepcion de nuestra Senora la Virgen María:

So then, Sir, who is to judge the case between these mobs

-Y para la turbamulta de asilados, refugiados, penitentes, o como se les quiera llamar, ¿habrá número limitado de plazas?

1891, Benito Pérez Galdós, Ángel Guerra:

"And as for the swarm of asylum seekers, refugees, penitents, or whatever they're called, will there be a cap on their numbers?"

Había un público de cómicos, trasnochadores, coristas, prostitutas, subidos en coches simones, y una turbamulta de golfos y de mendigos.

1904, Pío Baroja, La lucha por la vida II:

In the audience were comedians, night owls, choristers, prostitutes, fellows in [types of carriages], and a pack of hoodlums and beggars.

La turbamulta se agolpó a las puertas del local para intentar hacerse de las escasas provisiones y los encargados decidieron cerrar.

2015 August 1, “Muere una persona durante un saqueo a un supermercado en Venezuela”, in El País:

A crowd formed at the door of the shop, trying to get their hands on the scarce provisions, and the managers decided to close up.


mapadre

es-noun

mapadre gender-neutral (plural mapadres)

mapadre gender-neutral (canonical)
mapadres (plural)

En último lugar, que estos hombres tuvieran o no mapadres feministas tiene más bien poco que ver con su deseo de comprometerse con la causa.

2020, Aurélia Blanc, Educar contra el machismo:

Licencias de mapadres. La licencia por maternidad es de 3 meses y solo estás con tu bebé, con suerte, unas 8 semanas.

2020 February 10, “Lactancia y vuelta al trabajo: ¿cómo se vive la maternidad?”, in La Izquierda Diario:

Por eso, desde Vital 4 decidimos acompañar a los mapadres en el proceso de crianza desde un lugar libre de culpas, exigencias y prejuicios.

2021 August 9, “Las madres y padres pueden enfrentarse a constantes opiniones sobre la crianza de sus hijos”, in infobae.com:

(gender-neutral, neologism) parent (mother or father)


gordibuena

Blend of gordita (“plump”) + buena (“good”). Compare Portuguese gordelícia.

blend

(slang) a chubby, attractive and pleasant woman; a voluptuous woman.


salchipapa

in Peru, a street food consisting of fries and fried slices of hot dog sausage


membrete

El documento no lleva membrete de Gobierno ni institución europea alguna, pero esos cuatro folios son historia con mayúscula.

2015 July 18, “Solamente un corchete”, in El País:


portuñol

Blend of portugués (“Portuguese”) + español (“Spanish”).


conspiranoico

es-noun

conspiranoico m (plural conspiranoicos, feminine conspiranoica, feminine plural conspiranoicas)

conspiranoicos (plural)
conspiranoica (feminine)
conspiranoicas (feminine plural)

Blend of conspiración (“conspiracy”) + paranoico (“paranoid”).

blend

Ni el Eurogrupo conspiró contra Syriza ni Tsipras buscó la ruptura, como pretenden los conspiranoicos.

2015 July 4, “El día en que Tsipras lo vio todo rojo”, in El País:

(derogatory) conspiratard, conspiracy theorist


Merculo

Blend of Mercurio (“the Chilean daily national newspaper”) + culo (“ass”).

El título de su dossier, El Merculo, peca de muy poco ingenioso y primario, aunque su contenido suele ser fascinante.

1999, Rocinante: arte, cultura y sociedad:

Esto, porque el 15 de octubre de 1999, Daniel Ramos inscribió en Nic Chile [...] la dirección web de un diario humorístico titulado "El Merculo" (www.elmerculo.cl).

2014 January 16, “El Merculo presenta: lo que se viene para Chile si Perú gana en La Haya”, in The Clinic:

(Chile, newspapers, derogatory) Mercurio (the Chilean daily newspaper)


helipuerto

Blend of helicóptero + puerto, by analogy to aeropuerto (“airport”).

El helicóptero medicalizado sale de la base de Sant Cugat del Vallès y, en cinco minutos, llega al helipuerto del Sant Pau, donde lo espera el equipo pediátrico.

2015 October 31, “1.000 traslados en 20 años del helicóptero pediátrico del Sant Pau”, in El País:


bollycao

Blend of bollo (“bun”) + cacao (“cacao, chocolate”), a trademark held by Spanish company Panrico.

La huevina se detecta cuando el interior de la tortilla se asemeja al relleno de los bollycaos pero de color amarillo infección nasal.

2015 September 18, “Deportes Nacionales: comer tortilla de patata en un bar”, in El País:


juernes

Blend of jueves (“Thursday”) + viernes (“Friday”).

No hay clases el viernes; ya se siente la vibra de finde.

There are no classes on Friday—one can feel the weekend vibe already.

(colloquial, neologism) a Thursday the day before a bank holiday


castídish

an informal language blending elements of Spanish and Yiddish


boliburguesía

Blend of bolivariano + burguesía, after the Bolivarian Revolution.

(politics, derogatory) the people (bourgeois) who became rich through corruption under the Chavez administration of Venezuela


Marisol

→ Tagalog: Marisol

Blend of María + de + la + Soledad ("Our Lady of Solitude").


balígrafo

Datos de la foto de contraportada: El balígrafo de la paz. El "balígrafo" que el Presidente de Colombia Juan Manuel Santos, le regaló a Timoleón Jiménez 'Timochenko', jefe de la FARC-EP, en plena ceremonia de la firma del acuerdo de paz en La Habana.

2016, G. G. Márquez, Mensaje para la paz en Colombia 1998: Cultura de Paz, 2016:

Un símbolo de la importancia de la Educación en la construcción de la paz, es el balígrafo, un bolígrafo hecho con balas calibre 0,50 utilizadas en la guerra, que tiene la siguiente inscripción: “Las balas marcaron nuestro pasado, la educación escribirá nuestro futuro”.

2017, G. M. R. SánchezG. A. D. Flórezet al., ¿Educación de calidad o calidad de la educación? Uno de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible y el camino para el desarrollo humano:

a bullet that has been converted into a pen, especially the one used to sign the peace treaty on September 26, 2016, between FARC and the Colombian government


ofimática

information technology
information technology


trabajólico

es-noun

trabajólico m (plural trabajólicos, feminine trabajólica, feminine plural trabajólicas)

trabajólicos (plural)
trabajólica (feminine)
trabajólicas (feminine plural)


Mexicali

Mexicali (The capital city of the state of Baja California, Mexico, and seat of the Municipality of Mexicali).


humancé

Borrowed from English humanzee, as a blend of humano + chimpancé.


puputov

puputov m or f same meaning (plural puputovs or puputov)

puputov m or f same meaning (canonical)
puputovs (plural)
puputov (plural)

Blend of pupú (“poop”) + cóctel mólotov (“Molotov cocktail”).

blend

Por su parte, Marielys Valdéz, inspectora general de tribunales del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia, advirtió que el uso de las "puputov" son "armas biológicas" y tienen penalidades altas.

2017 May 11, “‘Puputov’: las bombas de excrementos que son el último recurso de algunos manifestantes en Venezuela que protestan contra el gobierno de Nicolás Maduro”, in BBC Mundo:

Marielys Valdéz, inspector general of the Supreme Court of Justice, warned that "puputovs" are "biological weapons" and their use carries high penalties.

El 11 de mayo debutó en Caracas un arma no convencional utilizada por jóvenes de la oposición para hacer “resistencia” a los policías y militares que enfrentan en las calles: la puputov. El nombre de esta nueva “arma” estaba inspirado en los cócteles molotov y son tarros de vidrio o bolsas cargadas con excrementos humanos o de animales.

2018 April 2, “Los casos más memorables ocurridos en Venezuela durante las protestas”, in El Estímulo:

On 11 May a new non-conventional weapon debuted in Caracas, used by young opposition members to “resist” the police and military arrayed against them: the puputov. The name of this new “armament” is inspired by the Molotov cocktail, and they consist of glass jars filled with human or animal excrement.

Efe constató que mientras los efectivos de la Guardia Nacional lanzaban los gases lacrimógenos y chorros de agua a presión para dispersar la protesta, a la altura de Bello Monte (este) de la autopista, un grupo de manifestantes respondía con piedras, botes de pintura y tarros de excremento, conocidos ya en el país como cócteles "puputov".

2020 March 2, EFE, “La violencia se cobra otra vida en Venezuela tras 40 días de protestas”, in Noticias de Gipuzkoa:

EFE found that while the National Guard used tear gas and high pressure water jets to disperse the protesters, a group on the motorway above Bello Monte (east) responded with stones, bottles of paint, and jars filled with excrement, known in the country as "puputov cocktails".

a bottle filled with faeces thrown as a weapon


pechonalidad

Blend of pecho (“breast”) + personalidad (“personality”).

(slang) attractive breasts, as a trait standing in for having personality


teletón

Debido a los destrozos que el huracán Harvey provocó en Houston, Jamie Foxx se lanzó como uno de los talentos que conducirá un teletón para reunir fondos destinados a las víctimas.

2017 August 30, “Jamie Foxx anuncia teletón en apoyo a víctimas de 'Harvey'”, in Milenio:


Marichu

Blend of María + Chu (“diminutive of Jesús”), from María Jesús.

a diminutive of the female given name María Jesús


piñeragate

Piñeragate scandal (a political scandal in Chile, 1992, involving right-wing politician Sebastián Piñera)


vuecelencia

es-noun

vuecelencia m or f by sense (plural vuecelencias)

desctree

via the contracted Spanish variant <i class="Latn mention" lang="es">vuecencia</i>

→ Sicilian: vuscenza (via the contracted Spanish variant vuecencia)
→ Italian: voscenza

Blend of vue(stra) + (ex)celencia, literally “your excellency”.


aluciflipar

es-verb

aluciflipar (first-person singular present aluciflipo, first-person singular preterite aluciflipé, past participle aluciflipado)

aluciflipo (first-person present singular)
aluciflipé (first-person preterite singular)
aluciflipado (participle past)
aluciflipar (infinitive)
aluciflipando (gerund)
aluciflipado (masculine participle past singular)
aluciflipada (feminine participle past singular)
aluciflipados (masculine participle past plural)
aluciflipadas (feminine participle past plural)
aluciflipo (first-person indicative present singular)
aluciflipas (indicative informal present second-person singular)
aluciflipás (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
aluciflipa (indicative present singular third-person)
aluciflipamos (first-person indicative plural present)
aluciflipáis (indicative plural present second-person)
aluciflipan (indicative plural present third-person)
aluciflipaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
aluciflipabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aluciflipaba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
aluciflipábamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
aluciflipabais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
aluciflipaban (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
aluciflipé (first-person indicative preterite singular)
aluciflipaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
aluciflipó (indicative preterite singular third-person)
aluciflipamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
aluciflipasteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
alucifliparon (indicative plural preterite third-person)
alucifliparé (first-person future indicative singular)
alucifliparás (future indicative second-person singular)
aluciflipará (future indicative singular third-person)
alucifliparemos (first-person future indicative plural)
alucifliparéis (future indicative plural second-person)
alucifliparán (future indicative plural third-person)
alucifliparía (conditional first-person indicative singular)
alucifliparías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
alucifliparía (conditional indicative singular third-person)
alucifliparíamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
alucifliparíais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
alucifliparían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
aluciflipe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
aluciflipes (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
aluciflipés (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
aluciflipe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
aluciflipemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
aluciflipéis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
aluciflipen (plural present subjunctive third-person)
aluciflipara (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
alucifliparas (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
aluciflipara (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
aluciflipáramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
alucifliparais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
alucifliparan (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
aluciflipase (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
aluciflipases (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
aluciflipase (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
aluciflipásemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
aluciflipaseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
aluciflipasen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
aluciflipare (first-person future singular subjunctive)
aluciflipares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
aluciflipare (future singular subjunctive third-person)
aluciflipáremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
aluciflipareis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
alucifliparen (future plural subjunctive third-person)
aluciflipa (imperative informal second-person singular)
aluciflipá (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
aluciflipe (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
aluciflipe (imperative singular third-person)
aluciflipemos (first-person imperative plural)
aluciflipad (imperative plural second-person)
aluciflipen (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
aluciflipen (imperative plural third-person)
aluciflipes (imperative negative second-person singular)
aluciflipe (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
aluciflipe (imperative negative singular third-person)
aluciflipemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
aluciflipéis (imperative negative plural second-person)
aluciflipen (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
aluciflipen (imperative negative plural third-person)

(colloquial) to fascinate; to leave gobsmacked


servicentro

(Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay) gas station, service station


chinglés

Blend of chino (“Chinese”) + inglés (“English”).


morbimortalidad

es-noun

morbimortalidad f (plural morbimortalidades)


viejoven

viejoven m or f by sense (plural viejóvenes)

Blend of viejo (“old”) + joven (“young”).

blend

(slang) a young person who acts like an elderly


Tabarnia

(neologism, often humorous) the part of Catalonia that would remain part of Spain were Catalonia to secede; Catalan antiseparatist movement


separrata

es-noun

separrata m or f by sense (plural separratas)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:separrata.

(derogatory, politics) separatist, favoring Catalan independence


cotrimoxazol

From co- + blend of trimetoprim + sulfametoxazol.


electrolinera

Blend of electro- + gasolinera (“gas station”).

blend

Cuenca es una de las ciudades del país donde se prepara el terreno para la incursión de este tipo de vehículos, dice Pablo Abad, secretario de Planeamiento del Municipio cuencano: “Estamos definiendo, concluyendo los estudios de factibilidad, un equipo coreano y un equipo de técnicos ecuatorianos hasta mediados de este mes concluirá este estudio que va a ser financiado a través del Eximbank de (la capital colombiana) Bogotá para la implementación de electrolineras en la ciudad.

2016 October 23, “Carros eléctricos, una alternativa que aún no despega en el país”, in El Universo:


Mara Salvatrucha

From mara and a blend of salvadoreño + trucha.

Mara Salvatrucha
Mara Salvatrucha#English


hashitoxicosis

es-noun

hashitoxicosis f (plural hashitoxicosis)


bullerengue

rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines

Blend of bulla (“racket”) + arenga (“sermon”). Likely influenced by merengue.


itañol

Blend of italiano + español (“Spanish”).


frañol

Blend of francés (“French”) + español (“Spanish”).


calocha

Blend of calor (“heat”) + chocha (“pussy”).

(slang) uncomfortable heat; specifically, the kind felt near a woman's genitalia.


trígido

es-adj

trígido (feminine trígida, masculine plural trígidos, feminine plural trígidas)

trígida (feminine)
trígidos (masculine plural)
trígidas (feminine plural)

Blend of tri- + frígido. Formed by analogy with brígido, which is taken to be bi- + frígido.

(Chile, colloquial) thrice as dangerous, difficult


covidiota

es-noun

covidiota m or f by sense (plural covidiotas)

“Y hoy le ha tocado tromboloto a Ainhoa Arteta. 21 de julio se vacuna. 23 de julio a la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos 10 días. Hoy infarto y amputación de varios dedos. Los covidiotas lo reconocéis ya o aún necesitáis más tiempo”, dice otra de las publicaciones que utiliza el hashtag #Yonomevacuno.

2021 September 14, Siboney Flores, “La vacuna COVID no provocó que la artista Ainhoa Arteta sufriera una amputación”, in Aninal Político, archived from the original on 2021-09-17:

(derogatory) person obsessed with coronavirus and with following restrictive regulations (masks, safety distance), and with everyone getting vaccinated


boliguayo

boliguayo m (plural boliguayos, feminine boliguaya, feminine plural boliguayas)

boliguayos (plural)
boliguaya (feminine)
boliguayas (feminine plural)

(Argentina, derogatory) a poor South American immigrant to Argentina


mascné

Can be analyzed as a borrowing from English maskne or as a blend of mascarilla + acné.


apateísmo

apateísmo m (countable and uncountable, plural apateísmos)

Blend of apatía (“apathy”) + teísmo (“theism”), calque of English apatheism.

blend

(religion, rare) apatheism (apathy concerning the existence of God)


yayoflauta

Blend of yayo (“grandpa”) + perroflauta (“crusty, punk”).

Una quincena de yayoflautas han entrado hoy en la oficina central de Endesa en Barcelona para entregar un manifiesto en contra de la pobreza energética, mientras otros 40 se han manifestado en el exterior a la espera de que un responsable de la empresa los atendiera.

2014 March 28, “Los yayoflautas entran en Endesa para protestar contra la pobreza energética”, in El País:

(neologism, Spain) elder activist who participated in demonstrations following the 2008 economic crisis in Spain


infoxicación

information overload
information overload

infoxication, infobesity, infoglut, information overload


centimetraje

El país ganará más cuando los periódicos dediquen a la crítica de arte el mismo centimetraje que le dedican al cotilleo y al deporte.

2017 May 13, “Didascalia: Mario Crespo: “El arte de hablar de un país sin mencionarlo””, in El Nacional:

(journalism) coverage in a newspaper, measured by centimetres of text


boligarca

es-noun

boligarca m or f by sense (plural boligarcas)

(Venezuela, politics, slang) a class of businesspeople and politicians who acquired wealth during the Bolivarian governments of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro


alargascencia

Extending the life of objects in order to limit the purchase of new ones and thus reduce the consumption of natural resources.


Nuevo Vallarta

English: Nuevo Vallarta

From nuevo (“new”) + Vallarta (“surname”). Blend of nuevo + Puerto Vallarta, from being a new development in the Puerto Vallarta area; itself named for Jalisco governor Ignacio Luis Vallarta Ogazón.

Nuevo Vallarta: A neighbourhood of Puerto Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico


plandemia

Blend of plan (“plan”) + pandemia (“pandemic”), with haplology. Created in the COVID-19 pandemic.

blend

2021 February 25, “Victoria Abril, contra las vacunas y la "plandemia": "Estamos siendo usados como cobayas"”, in El Mundo:


perrodista

es-noun

perrodista m or f by sense (plural perrodistas)

Blend of perro (“dog”) + periodista (“journalist”).

blend

2017 September 2, Marina Pallás, “'Vida de perrodista'”, in Diari de Tarragona:

Perrodistas (que los hay): Informadores acomodaticios, siempre fieles al que manda, diga lo que diga y haga lo que haga.

2020 May 20, Raimundo Escribano, “Coronavirus, suma y sigue”, in El Semanalde la Mancha:


tragacionista

es-noun

tragacionista m or f by sense (plural tragacionistas)

Blend of tragar (“swallow”) + negacionista (“denier, denialist, negationist”).

blend

2021 March 15, Juan Manuel De Prada, “Tragacionistas”, in XLSemanal:

2021 August 31, Anián Berto, “No somos negacionistas, ustedes son tragacionistas”, in El Confidencial Digital:

(derogatory, neologism, Spain) someone who denies accounts of the COVID-19 pandemic that contradict the official account


pandejo

es-noun

pandejo m (plural pandejos, feminine pandeja, feminine plural pandejas)

pandejos (plural)
pandeja (feminine)
pandejas (feminine plural)

Blend of pandemia (“pandemic”) + pendejo (“stupid person; contemptible person”). Attested from 2020.

blend

(derogatory) one who is foolishly reckless around COVID-19


Francomodín

Blend of Franco (“Francisco Franco”) + comodín (“joker, wildcard”).

2017 September 18, “Gabriel Rufián, ante la escasez de argumentos, recurre al ‘francomodín’ y en Twitter le ponen a caldo”, in Periodista Digital:

2021 September 16, “Las redes rematan a laSexta por anunciar un nuevo reportaje de Franco: «Tirando del francomodín»”, in Periodista Digital:

El francomodín que usa sin medida el socialismo que desgobierna lo que queda de España casi sin interrupción desde 2004, es una magnífica arma de distracción de los graves problemas sociales, económicos y políticos que aquejan a nuestra nación y que están en el ánimo, en las nóminas y en las facturas mensuales de la inmensa mayoría de los españoles.

2021 November 19, “Más que un francomodín”, in La Gaceta:

The Franco card that is used by the socialism that misgoverns what remains of Spain almost without interruption since 2004, is a magnificent weapon of distraction from the serious social, economic and political problems that afflict our nation and that are in the minds, in the payroll and in the monthly bills of the vast majority of Spaniards.

Por aprobar unos presupuestos va a ser capaz de entretener la política española pretendiendo investigar supuestos crímenes hasta el año 82 -vaya, que casualidad, con lo interesante que resultaría conocer aventuras del GAL- y sacar a pasear de nuevo el cadáver de Franco, el Francomodín, de la mano, entre otros, del relaciones públicas de los asesinos de las FARC, Enrique Santiago, que lleva del ronzal a Sánchez al desfiladero de la política en la que los francotiradores de la convivencia dispararán sobre el trabajo de tantos años y de tantos españoles.

2021 November 19, Carlos Herrera, “El Francomodín”, in ABC:

(politics, Spain) term used by the rightists to accuse the leftists of using the dictator Francisco Franco as a joker, wild card, that is, as a smokescreen to cover their problems


perrija

es-noun

perrija f (plural perrijas, masculine perrijo, masculine plural perrijos)

perrijas (plural)
perrijo (masculine)
perrijos (masculine plural)


perrijo

perrijo m (plural perrijos, feminine perrija, feminine plural perrijas)

perrijos (plural)
perrija (feminine)
perrijas (feminine plural)


covinazi

covinazi m or f by sense (plural covinazis)

Blend of COVID + nazi, by analogy with feminazi.

Por un lado, tenemos a los “covinazis” y, por otro, a los negacionistas.

2020 September 16, Francisco Rodríguez Criado, “Covinazis y conspiranoicos”, in El Periódico de Extremadura:

On the one hand, we have the "covinazis" and, on the other, the deniers.

(derogatory, offensive, Spain) a person or politician in favor of the radical and liberticide measures against the coronavirus, such as the green pass


reduflación

Calque of English shrinkflation, from a blend of reducción + inflación.


gonococo

Blend of gonorrea + coco, ultimately from Ancient Greek γόνος (gónos) and κόκκος (kókkos).

El mensaje, sobre un fondo negro, está acompañado de una imagen de microscopio de la cepa de la bacteria del gonococo, que causa esta enfermedad que no para de ganar terreno en California, el estado más poblado de Estados Unidos.

2018 June 4, “Alarma en California por epidemia de enfermedades de transmisión sexual”, in El Nuevo Diario, archived from the original on 2020-10-26:

The message, on a black background, is accompanied by a microscope image of the strain of gonococcus bacteria, which causes this disease that does not stop gaining ground in California, the most populous state in the United States.


disfobia

La disfobia o fobia a las personas con discapacidad supone una forma de intolerancia que proyecta miedo, rechazo irracional y odio o aversión contra las personas con discapacidad e implica la adopción o aprobación de conductas de rechazo y discriminación hacia las personas con capacidades o habilidades diferentes.

2021, Ana Isabel Luaces Gutiérrez, Carlos Vázquez González, Sociedad, justicia y discapacidad, Aranzadi, →ISBN:

Dysphobia or phobia of people with disabilities is a form of intolerance that projects fear, irrational rejection and hatred or aversion against people with disabilities and implies the adoption or approval of behaviors of rejection and discrimination towards people with different capacities or abilities.


digamelón

Blend of dígame (“tell me”) + melón (“melon”).


McMierda

José Bové , el bigotudo activista francés atacaba la mcbouffe18 de McMierda y organizaba actos de sabotaje contra esta cadena " . Eric Schlosser , autor del best - seller Fast food nation , advirtió contra la mcdonaldización del mundo[…]

2003, Joan Costa, Diseñar para los ojos, UNIVERSIDAD DE MEDELLIN, →ISBN, page 171:

En las paredes, habían garabateado con pintura negra «McMierda» y «McCarne asesina». Los policías que habían visto hasta entonces se habían mostrado relajados y amistosos. Una pareja de ellos que seguían la marcha montados en bicicletas[…]

2012 September 13, Nicholas Evans, Cuando el abismo separa, PLAZA & JANES, →ISBN:

Mi madre puede ser rara en ocasiones. —Tanto como tú: de tal palo, tal astilla. Amiga, en serio, siempre me he preguntado cómo podías seguir con McMierda. Desde el comienzo te trató como una amante, como un secreto que no podía mostrar[…]

2022 March 10, Charlize Clarke, Hasta que me pidas, SELECTA, →ISBN:

(vulgar, slang, derogatory) McDonald's, McShit


pezqueñín

Portmanteau/Blend of pez + pequeñín. Created by the advertising agency Ted Bates for a Spanish government campaign in 1983.

Bruselas denunciará a España por no evitar la captura de 'pezqueñines'

Brussels will denounce Spain for not preventing the catching of 'pezqueñines'

(colloquial, Spain) an immature fish, improper for catch or consumption


shakifan

es-noun

shakifan m or f by sense (plural shakifans)

Durante la actividad, los “shakifans” venezolanos hicieron uso de las redes sociales para expresar al mundo sus primeras impresiones del disco, empleando la etiqueta #ShakiraEnMisManos.

2014 March 26, Emma B. Romero, “Shakira lanza en Venezuela su disco homónimo”, in Diario Versión Final, year VI, number 1,962, Maracaibo, page 18:

Poco a poco la colombiana ha preparado su regreso, y su nueva gira El Dorado World Tour, tenía pactada como fecha de inicio hoy 8 de noviembre, pero la misma se vio obligada a informarles a sus shaki-fans que sería suspendida por problemas de salud.

2017 November 8, ey!, “Aplaza su gira por problemas de salud”, in Panamá América:

Me cuentan desde USA que mi musa Shakira se había apartado un poco de la religión y sus papis estaban un poco disgustados. […] shakifans les va a encantar.

2018 September 5, “Rumorazzi”, in Cuore:

Shakira le hace el día y la noche a un shakifan […] Su nombre es Axel Escobar, todo un shakifan, quien demostró hacer lo que sea para poder saludar a la intérprete originaria de Barranquilla, Colombia.

2018 October 14, “Shakira le hace el día y la noche a un shakifan”, in La i de Los Mochis:

“¡Cuidado Piqué, porque llegó Superman!”, escribieron varios internautas en el video que se volvió viral, porque los 72 millones de ‘Shakifans’ la apoyan en todo.

2022 June 10, Doraluz Vargas, “Superman el superfán más guapetón de Shakira…”, in el Nuevo Herald, year 47, number 74, page 14A:

He tenido la bendición de poder hablar con ella, abrazarla, y expresarle mi amorosa y respetuosa admiración en mi Venezuela como fan y cuando tenía tan solo 15 años, y años después, en el 2017 cuando los Shakifans del mundo me ayudaron a ganar un meet & greet y pude presentarme ante ella como “Shakibecca” minutos antes de su segundo concierto en Ciudad de México, en su gira de El Dorado World Tour.

2022 November, Rebeca Maiellano, quotee, GDLFashion, 2nd edition, page 86:

(slang) A fan of the Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira.


cubatón

Durante la transmisión de cuatro horas, testimonios de jóvenes activistas se alternaron con números musicales de los artistas más populares en las plataformas de “streaming” y con la presentación oficial ante la audiencia latina de un pegajoso ritmo conocido como “cubatón”.

2018 July 24, “Adriana Paniagua brilló en Premios Juventud”, in El Nuevo Diario, archived from the original on 2022-04-13:


saltatrás

A descendant of mestizos with characteristics of only one race.


mexichango

Blend of mexicano (“Mexican”) + chango (“monkey”).

blend

(derogatory, Internet slang) a Mexican person.


argensimio

Blend of argentino (“Argentine”) + simio (“ape”).

(derogatory, Internet slang) an Argentine


Perukistán

(derogatory or self-deprecatory, Internet slang) Peru.


salpática

Blend of sal (“salt”) + hepática (“hepatic”).


giliprogre

es-adj

giliprogre m or f (masculine and feminine plural giliprogres)

Blend of gilipollas + progre or from gili + progre.


giliprogre

es-noun

giliprogre m or f by sense (plural giliprogres)

(Spain, derogatory, politics) left-winger, leftie


Narcolombia

Blend of narco (“drug trafficking”) + Colombia.


fachosfera

Blend of facha + esfera. Popularized by Idafe Martín Pérez in 2023.

En fin, toda esa fachosfera lo que hace es polarizar, insultar, generar una desconfianza con un fin claro.

2024 January 28, Pedro Sánchez, La Vanguardia:

In the end, what all that fachosfera does is growing polarisation, insulting, generating distrust with a clear goal.

Bustos es probablemente el más radical de los columnistas de los medios conservadores y nadie lo supera en la fachosfera.

2023 July 25, Idafe Martín Pérez, El País:

Bustos is probably the most radical columnist from conservative media, no one is beyond him in the fachosfera.

(Spain, derogatory) Right-wing political media, chiefly in opposition to Pedro Sánchez's coalition governments.


diocuarde

Borrowed from Italian Dioguardi (“God saves”). Equivalent to a blend of Dios + guarde.

bor+

Diocuarde el coctelito del que estamos hechos ! Molotov se queda pacho .

2001, Mauricio Orellana Suárez, Te recuerdo que moriremos algún día, Dirección de Publicaciones e Impresos, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte, page 164:

diocuarde mojarse luego de calentarse

2002, Miguel Ángel Chinchilla, Libro de los oficios, r:Ediciones Amate Vos, page 54:

2004, Ligia María Orellana, “El feminismo es el nuevo comunismo (¡Diocuarde!)”, in Combustiones espontaneas, UCA Editores, page 31:

—¡Diocuarde! ¿Cómo es posible que la gente se vea y hable en una pantalla de vidrio?

2022 May 13, Martha Verónica Romero de Thoma, Verónica decide vivir, Nova Casa Editorial, page 152:


nayiliber

es-noun

nayiliber m or f by sense (plural nayiliberes)

(politics, often derogatory) A person exhibiting characteristics of Bukelism.


dioguarde

¡Dioguarde, qué desorden hiciste!

El abogado, bastante tomado, trataba de convencer a la Ritiya Moncagua que le diera palabra y ésta, bajando las pestañas colochas, le respondía "Dioguarde, mi mama es delicada y mis hermanos alebrestados".

1982, Tomás Guillermo López Fortis, Cuentos de camino rial, page 24:

The lawyer, very drunk, tried to convince Ritiya Moncagua to give him the chance to speak and she, lowering her curly eyelashes, retorted "Oh my god, my mom is delicated and my siblings are nervous".

Según entiendo, bitcóin es el underground financiero que pretende destronar al FMI, es especulación; es Las Vegas style finance; es un subibaja que hace y deshace fortunas; es data mining que chupa energía y contamina de a galán, razón por la que Elon Musk tuiteó que ya no aceptaría bitcoines en la venta de sus Tesla, y el bitcóin se desplomó. Dioguarde, y con eso nos quieren pagar.

2021 June 15, Carlos Alfaro Rivas, “Welcome to Bitcoinland”, in La Prensa Gráfica, archived from the original on 2024-06-15:

As I understand, Bitcoin is the underground financier that pretends to dethrone FMI, it is speculation; it is Las Vegas style finance; it is a seesaw [fluctuation] that creates and takes away fortune; it is data mining that sucks energy and pollutes copiously, so that Elon Musk tweeted he would not accept Bitcoin on his Tesla sales, and Bitcoin fell. Oh my god, and you want to pay us with that.

(colloquial, El Salvador, less common) Alternative spelling of diocuarde


aguacamico

Blend of aguacate + mico, literally “Monkey avocado”.

blend

(El Salvador) Persea schiedeana (the tree or its fruit)


Perengano

es-noun

Perengano m (plural Perenganos, feminine Perengana, feminine plural Perenganas)

Perenganos (plural)
Perengana (feminine)
Perenganas (feminine plural)


perengano

perengano m (plural perenganos, feminine perengana, feminine plural perenganas)

perenganos (plural)
perengana (feminine)
perenganas (feminine plural)

Alternative letter-case form of Perengano


meximono

Blend of mexicano (“Mexican”) + mono (“monkey”).

blend

(derogatory, Internet slang) Synonym of mexichango.


pictopueblo

La localidad vallisoletana de Renedo de Esgueva se convertirá en el primer pictopueblo de Castilla y León al llenarse de símbolos que facilitan la comunicación a las personas autistas[…]

2017 March 27, Europa Press, archived from the original on 2024-04-10:

The Valladolid town of Renedo de Esgueva will become the first pictopueblo in Castilla y León where it is filled with symbols that facilitate communication for autistic people […]

Endesa pone en marcha junto a Atadi y el Gloria Fuertes el pictopueblo de Andorra, una de las iniciativas sociales del plan socioeconómico. Se han invertido 25.000 euros

2023 December 14, La Comarca, archived from the original on 2024-03-26:

Endesa, together with Atadi and Gloria Fuertes, launches the pictopueblo of Andorra, one of the social initiatives of the socioeconomic plan. 25,000 euros have been invested

Andorra apuesta por la accesibilidad y es el primer pictopueblo de Aragón

2024 January 11, Ana Esteban, Heraldo de Aragón, archived from the original on 2024-03-26:

Andorra is committed to accessibility and is the first pictopueblo in Aragon

(Spain) a town that displays pictograms at the entrance of buildings, businesses, and monuments.


Lachinoamérica

Blend of Latinoamérica (“Latin America”) + chino (“Chinese”), the earliest documented use dates to December 5th, 2009 on the Argentine magazine Zoom, though as a search term on the internet, it dates back to June 2004.

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

(slang, often derogatory) Latin America, viewed as a region economically influenced by the People's Republic of China.


nalgótica

Blend of nalgona (“big-buttocked”) + gótica (“Gothic”).

(slang) big-buttocked and attractive goth girl


chocotorta

Blend of either chocolate or Chocolinas, a brand of cookies by Bagley, + torta (“cake”).

An Argentine dessert composed of chocolate cookies, traditionally those of the brand Chocolinas by Bagley, dulce de leche, and cream cheese.


PRIAN

“Deben entender todos que no podemos aceptar esos enjuagues, eso era en la época del ‘PRIAN’, cuando se repartían: tres para tí, tres para mí”, dijo.

2023 March 17, Antonio Baranda, Claudia Guerrero, quoting Andrés Manuel López Obrador, “Critican ‘enjuagues’ en Senado por INAI: Justifica Presidente veto y rechaza reparto de candidaturas [Senate criticized for ‘playing games’ over National Institute for Information Access: President justifies veto and rejection of candidates]”, in Reforma, page 4:

“You all must understand that we cannot accept those games, like the ones during the ‘PRIAN’ era, when they divided things up: three for you, three for me”, he said.

Dos meses después de iniciadas las campañas, la candidata del PAN, PRI y PRD a la Presidencia de la República, dijo que le llena de orgullo representar a esos tres partidos.
“Y cuando me dicen que soy la candidata del PRIAN, a mucho orgullo.”

2024 May 5, Claudia Salazar, quoting Xóchitl Gálvez, “‘Soy, a mucho orgullo, candidata del PRIAN’: VOTO 24 [‘I am, very proudly, the PRIAN candidate’: Election 2024]”, in El Norte, Monterrey, page 5:

Two months into the campaign, the presidential candidate of the PAN, PRI, and PRD said that she is proud to represent these three parties.
“And when they say I am the PRIAN candidate, I am very proud.”

La segunda [razon apunta por la oposición para explicar la derrota] consiste en la capacidad presidencial de imponer un relato a la población mexicana. El PRIAN representa el pasado y la corrupción. El megáfono de “la mañanera” desde Palacio Nacional condicionó el éxito de la candidatura de Xóchitl Gálvez, incluso la arrastró.

2024 June 23, Juan Alfonso Majía López, “Segunda conclusión [Second conclusion]”, in El Debate, Culiacán, Mexico:

The second [reason given by the opposition to explain their defeat] is the President’s ability to impose a narrative for the Mexican people. PRIAN represents the past and corruption. The megaphone of the “morning encounters” at the Presidential Palace led to the candidacy of Xóchitl Gálvez, and eventually dragged her down.

(Mexico, politics) The PRI and PAN political parties, especially in reference to their electoral alliance in the 2024 Mexican general election.


Mataulipas

Blend of mata (“to kill”) + Tamaulipas, or hyperthesis of Tamaulipas.

(slang, often derogatory) Tamaulipas, viewed as a region of violence due to criminal organizations and drug trafficking.


tornatrás

(Philippines) A child of a Sangley (pure ethnic Chinese person) and a Spaniard


sextorsión

Calque of English sextortion, from a blend of sexo (“sex”) + extorsión (“extorsion”).


musculoca

(LGBTQ, Internet slang, derogatory) a muscle gay or a gay gym rat, who typically only dates others like them.


manganime

es-noun

manganime m (countable and uncountable, plural manganimes)

animanga (Japanese comics (manga) and Japanese animation (anime) taken collectively)


polícula

Blend of poliamor (“polyamory”) + molécula (“molecule”), calque of English polycule.


abogánster

es-noun

abogánster m or f by sense (plural abogánsteres)

Blend of abogado (“lawyer”) + gánster (“gangster”).

blend

(colloquial, derogatory, neologism, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador, Bolivia) a corrupt, criminal, or dishonest lawyer


diputítere

es-noun

diputítere m or f by sense (plural diputíteres)

Blend of diputado (“deputy”) + títere (“puppet”).

blend

(neologism, Honduras, Guatemala) a corrupt deputy


dipurrata

es-noun

dipurrata m or f by sense (plural dipurratas)

Blend of diputado (“deputy”) + rata (“rat”).

blend

Mi consejo a los nuevos diputados es que para no parecerse a los “dipurratas” deben actuar con suma transparencia y apegado a las necesidades de la población, pues de lo contrario serán igual o peor que ellos.

2021 March 16, Jaime Ulises Marinero, “Consejos para no ser “dipurratas””, in El Mundo, archived from the original on 2024-09-28:

My advice for the new deputies who don't want to become corrupt diputies is to act with transparency and according to the population's necessities, otherwise they will be like them or worse.

(neologism, El Salvador) a corrupt deputy


entresijado

es-adj

entresijado (feminine entresijada, masculine plural entresijados, feminine plural entresijadas)

entresijada (feminine)
entresijados (masculine plural)
entresijadas (feminine plural)

Presumably a blend of entresijo (“mesentery, mistery, secret”) + trasijado (“having narrowed flanks, thin”).

blend

(colloquial, Dominican Republic, Mexico) skinny; thin; lean


negrumo

Blend of negro (“black”) + humo (“smoke”).


dedulce

From Blend of dedo (“finger”) + dulce (“candy”).

[…] lo busco con mis deditos ciegos, mis dedulces que encuentran otro regalo envuelto en celofán, […]

1987, Carlos Fuentes, “Pacífica”, in Cristóbal Nonato, Barcelona: Circulo de Lectores, page 571:

(colloquial, Mexico) Synonym of dedo (finger)


marinovio

es-noun

marinovio m (plural marinovios, feminine marinovia, feminine plural marinovias)

marinovios (plural)
marinovia (feminine)
marinovias (feminine plural)

Blend of marido (“husband”) + novio (“boyfriend”).

blend

(Ecuador, Cuba, Venezuela) a partner; a person with whom one maintains a stable romantic and sexual relationship without getting married


analfabestia

es-adj

analfabestia m or f (masculine and feminine plural analfabestias)

analfabestias (feminine masculine plural)

Blend of analfabeta (“illiterate”) + bestia (“beast”).


bocabierta

es-adj

bocabierta m or f (masculine and feminine plural bocabiertas)

Blend of boca (“mouth”) + abierta (“open”). Literally, “open-mouthed”.

blend

(colloquial, Southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua) a fool


cascorvo

es-adj

cascorvo (feminine cascorva, masculine plural cascorvos, feminine plural cascorvas)

cascorva (feminine)
cascorvos (masculine plural)
cascorvas (feminine plural)

Blend of casco (“hoof”) + corvo (“arched”), as the term originally referred to duck-footed mounts.

blend

(rustic, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela) duck-footed


chocobanano

(Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica) a frozen banana coated with a layer of chocolate, served on a stick


neorriqueño

es-noun

neorriqueño m (plural neorriqueños, feminine neorriqueña, feminine plural neorriqueñas)

neorriqueños (plural)
neorriqueña (feminine)
neorriqueñas (feminine plural)

Blend of neoyorquino (“New Yorker”) + puertorriqueño (“Puerto Rican”).


milipili

Blend of Milagros + Pilar, two of the most-popular female names in Argentina in Gen Z.

(Rioplatense, colloquial) a Gen Z fashion aesthetic involving a lot of black clothing and skimpy outfits, amongst other signifiers.