Puerto Ricans: What does jibaro mean?  I read it in a book by a Puerto Rican author and I was curious about?
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I'm not Puerto Rican but your question sparked my interest.\n\nAccording to the diccionario de la universidad de chicago, cuarta edicion, 'Jibaro' means - rustic, rural, rude, uncultured; bumpkin, peasant\n\nAccording to the Oxford Spanish Dictionary, third edition, 'Jibaro' means- rustic or it can also mean pusher (as in drug dealer)
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im puerto rican n a couple of my friends are cuban. that whole puerto ricans n cubans dont get along thing isnt always true. i also heard that puerto ricans dont get along wit mexicans n dominicans n blacks n watever else. i think theres sumbody out there thats trynna make puerto ricans look like the enemy!  : O  \nbut that stuff doesnt matter to me. i got friends thatre mexican, colombian, dominican, costa rican n a buncha other stuff.
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dattebayo doesn't mean anything... it is just a word to end a sentence... dattebayo is like the word 'the' which has no meaning...
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Well, in Puerto Rico there are a lot of ppl that are part of the religion Santeria.  So I imagine there may be more people examining their ESP and paying attention to such things where as here in America we blow such things off as coincidence
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Wow. Before you jump to any conclusions, think about the fact that a huge population of US Citizens consider Spanish to be their first language.. As a nation proud of our diversity, maybe you should think twice about throwing out their Cd's and consider the fact that patriotism in any language should be encouraged.\n\n     As far as the artists are concerned, Olga Tanon is a Puerto Rican (and thus a defacto US National) who has won numerous Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro Awards, Billboard Music Awards and had at least two albums go Platinum. Wyclef Jean is a well known hip hop artist probably best known as the lead singer of The Fugees, although he originally hailed from Haiti.\nIvy Queen, another Puerto Rican, is well known in the world of Reggaeton. Carlos Ponce moved from Puerto Rico to Miami with his family over twenty years ago. He is a singer, actor (recurring role on 7th Heaven, currently in Lindsay Lohan's Just My Luck) and a correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight". Those are only a few of the "famous" artists...\n\n       Just a piece of advise: open your eyes, America is not a homogeneous society. Instead of wasting your time being angry that someone may want to express their patriotism in a manner which you do not understand, embrace it. \n\n     As Shakespeare put it, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
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Literally it translates from the Spanish as "What barbarity!" (and it's two words, "que barbaridad," not one, in Spanish as well.) But as the others pointed out above, the phrase connotes an expression of disgust or shock, akin to "That's terrible!" or "How awful!"
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I o abiti  Puerto Rico.\n\nscuse.
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-A "Morena" is a dark skinned girl. For example: hey,look at that sexy Morena.\n\n-Boricua means: from Puerto Rico.Borinquen is the name that Natives(Tainos) gave to the Island when the spaniards arrived. \n\nBorinquen means "the land of the brave lord." \n\n\nThe Taínos, who numbered 30,000 when the Spanish came, called their island Borinquén, and to this day Puerto Ricans occasionally refer to themselves as Boricuas. Other Taíno contributions to island life that are still evident include hammocks, musical instruments such as the maraca and güiro, and the familiar method of slow-roasting chicken first employed by the Taínos on a type of mute dog that is now extinct.
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Oh was that a book name???????? Never heard b4 :)\n  Nops!
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spanish/english from Puerto Rico,that answers your question??
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I have a friend who is Puerto Rican and He was talked into going over seas to marry a Cambodian girl so she could come here to America!  He does not speak English well. and She speaks no English at all!\n\nAs yet she has not appeared on the scene, but in truth, how would they live, they have no common language, and no common back ground.\nMaybe her family thought the better of it and made her stay in Cambodia, and wait to get to America honestly.
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In Spanish,it probably refers to a person so the translation would be... "another crazy person"
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Thank you for incredible laugh!  I plugged in some familiar poems with hysterical results.  Even the basics got mutilated.\nGracias por todo.  Me has ayudado mucho.  (Thanks for everything.  You've helped me alot.)  \nbecame\nThank you for everything. Me you happen assisted really.\n\nFor extra amusement, try plugging in Daddy Yankee lyrics...
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"Boricua is an Amerindian (Native American Indian) people and word from the origin of Boriken(Boriquén) now known as the U.S. Territory called Puerto Rico (Rich Port) renamed by the Spanish. The American Indian translation for Boricua is 'The Valiant People of the Sacred House.'"
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I am not spanish but I think it means "I was losing" or "He/She/It was losing" in spanish.My favorite spanish word is trbajaba.
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Throw the book at 'em is a term cops use. Or lawyers. It means charge the person with every single crime you can. Throw the book at 'em. Use the entire book of laws against them. Book em Dano. The history eludes me. But I might look it up for the fun of it. Ok I found something for you. This say's it's American and dates back to the 1930's. "The judge throws the book at him when he finally goes to bat. (Damon Runyon, _Collier's_, December 23, 1933)" Good luck!
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ARE YOU KIDDING? COULD MEAN WHATS UP TO EVERYONE IN S.A OR A HISPANIC SLANG OF WHATS UP TO THE HOMMIE..GET WITH IT DUDE.LOL