Antilles
the Caribbean archipelago containing Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico
azabaches
charms that ward off the evil eye (any look of envy or of hate that is directed toward someone)
bruja
witch
carajito
a young kid
caudillo
leader.
culo
"ass"
dique
supposedly or "they say"
fukú / fukú americanus
a curse of doom, specifically that of the New World. The curse is brought to Antilles with the arrival of the Europeans.
jabao
term for a light-skinned person of mixed race
jojote
unripe or not yet mature
kleptocracy
a government that organizes its resources so that those in power receive financial benefits
malaise
a general feeling of discomfort or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify
mendacity
untruthfulness
metéselo
euphemism-- "stick it in her"
mi monita
my little monkey
morenas
a word used to describe Latinas who are dark skinned, dark haired and dark-eyed
mulato
mulatto in English. A person of mixed race.
No me jodas
Don't fuck with me
novio/a
boyfriend/girlfriend or fiancé
página en blanco
blank pages
pendeja/o
fool or idiot
personaje
character
plátano
"plantain"
porcine
resembling swine; hoggish
pueblo
town or people
pulchritude
physical beauty
puta
"whore"
Saturn Return
in astrology, the first time the planet Saturn completes its cycle through your birth chart and returns to the spot it occupied when you were born, usually occurs around the ages of 28-30. Saturn Return is often said to indicate the passage from youth into adulthood.
Tainos
the native people of Antilles prior to the arrival of the Europeans
tesoro
treasure
toto
slang for a woman's vagina, "pussy"
trawl
sift through as part of a search
ubiquitous
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent
zafa
the word that can be used as a counterspell against fukú
