Spanish Word Lists

Slang

Meaning

Literal Translation

¿Qué onda?

What´s up

What is the vibe?

¿Cómo va?

What´s up

How's it going?

¡No hinches las bolas!

Don´t bother me!

Don´t swell up the [my] balls!

¡No me rompas las pelotas!

Don´t bother me!

Don´t break my balls!

Pelotudo/topo.

idiot/asshole

big balled

boludo/a

stupid

big balled

escrachado/escrachar 

ashamed

slashed

Chabón

Guy/dude

Mina

woman

Mine

Nabo

Stupid, Penis (Spain)

turnip

Tacho 

Taxi

Trash bin

Gil 

Stupid

Bondi 

City bus

Pilcha 

Clothes

Garca

Cheater/dishonest

Langa 

Cool person

Morfar 

To eat

Charlar 

To have a conversation, to chat

¡Ojo!

Be careful! Look out!

Eye!

Dar bola 

To pay attention

To give ball

Rajar 

To go away/to escape

To crack

¡Rajá!

Go away!

Crack!

Pirárselas 

To go away

Pirado 

Crazy

gone away

Verso

a lie

a verse

Falopa 

Drugs/marijuana

Botón 

Squealer/tattle-tale

Button

la Cana

The Police

the cane

Estar en cana

To be imprisoned

Trolo 

Homosexual (male)

Torrar 

To sleep

Guita 

money

Guacho 

Obscene

1 Mango 

1 Peso (currency unit)

Baranda 

Bad smell

Concha 

Vagina

Shell, Clam

Y la puta que te parió

Go to hell!

And the slut/bitch that gave birth to you

pajero

masturbator, es mentiroso o exagerado en Honduran (watch out for the accent)

puto

fag

el colectivo 

the bus

el subte

the subway

una pavada

something stupid or easy

silly

una gata / un gato

prostitute/slut

a cat

un piropo

a flirty comment

Afanar 

to steal/rob

una fiaca

a laziness / lack of desire to do something

una luca

1000 pesos

laburo

a job

chorro

a thief

un quilombo

a mess

¿Qué contás?

What's up?

What do you tell me?

trucho/a

fake

¡Qué ojete!

How Lucky!

What ass!

Slang

Meaning

Literal Translation

Al tiro

Quickly/Right away

At the shot

¿Cachai?

Do you understand?/Do you follow me?

Mino/a

Cute guy/girl

Mine

Pololo/a

Boyfriend/girlfriend

Ya pu/"Ya pues"

all right then or let's go

Gallo/a

Dude 

Rooster

Bacán

Awesome, cool

Cuico

Rich person

Estar Chato

To be bored

Fome 

Boring 

Guagua

Baby 

Flaite

Trashy

Luca

1000 Chilean pesos

Quina

500 Chilean pesos

Taco

Traffic

Short for "Trafico"

Tuto

Sleepy 

Slang

Meaning

Literal Translation

Acere

Friend 

"Qué Bolá"

"What's up?"

Guagua

Bus

Guaracha

Party

Pincha

Work

Yuma

Foreigner

Jamar

Eat

Surnar

Sleep deeply 

Mango

Attractive person

mango 

Slang 

Meaning 

Literal Translation

Boricua

Puerto Rican person

Hanguiar

Hang out 

Broki

Friend 

From English "brother"

Gufear 

To fool or joke around

From English "goofy"

Al Garete

Wild 

Chavos

Young people

Mano

Brother

Short for "Hermano"

Bregar

Struggle with something 

Birra

Beer

Bochinche 

Gossip

Slang

Meaning

Literal Translation

¡No jodás!

Don´t bother!

Don´t screw!

Boquitas

Snacks 

Small Mouths 

Calidá

Cool

Quality (Calidad)

Cerote/Pizado

Dude/Idiot

Big Cero/Stepped-Squished

Mula

Dumb

Mule

Chiveado

Blushed

"To Goat"/"Goated"

Güirito

Boy

Chavo/a

Guy

Burro

Bus

Donkey

Verga

Shit/Cock

Que chilero!

Cool!

Pisto

Money

Clavo

Problem

Nail

Slang

Meaning

Literal Translation

¿Qué más?

What´s up?

What else?

¿Qué hubo? (Quiubo)

What´s up?

What was there?

¡No me joda!

Don´t bother me!

Don´t fuck me!

¡No joda!

Nuh-uh!/Get outta here!

Don´t fuck

¡Pilas!

Be careful!

Batteries!

¡Qué mamera!

That´s boring!

What a bunch of sucking!

¡Qué boleta!

How embarrassing!

What a ticket!

Ala

"Jeez"

Wing

Almacén

Shop

Warehouse

Andén

Pavement, sidewalk

Platform

Atorarse

To choke

To get stuck

Avión

A clever person

Airplane

Bacano

Cool

Balaca

Headband

Bareta

Blunt, Joint, Weed etc.

Baúl

Boot, trunk (of an automobile)

Chest (furniture)

Birra

Beer

Italian for "beer"

Bomba

Balloon; also fuel pump

Bomb

Buzo

Turtleneck sweater

Diver

Camello

Job, (heavy) work

Camel

Caneca

Trash basket

Cantaleta

Repetitive scolding

Caña

Bluff, bragging; also rum

Fishing rod

Capar

To play truant

To castrate

Carpeta

Doily

Folder

Catorce

Favor

Fourteen

Chino

Kid, boy

Chinese

Chupa

Police officer

Sucker

Colorete

Rouge

Lipstick

Cotejo

Soccer match

Comparison

Culebra

Debt

Snake

Duro

Skillful

Hard

Embarrarla

To make a grave mistake

To cover with mud

Esfero

Pen

Sphere

Filo

Hunger

Edge

Guayabo

Hangover

Guava tree

Güevón

Dude, bro, Lazy

Mispronunciation of "huevón"

Hacerse el gringo

To feign ignorance

To play the Yank

Hueco

Pothole; also gaol, jail, also a derogatory word for homosexual

Hole (in general)

Huevón

Dude, bro

Sluggish or idiot

Jurgo

Plethora, a lot

Mamar

To bore

To suck

Mano

Bro (Brother)

Short for "brother"

Mañé

Ridiculous, un-cool

Marico

Dude, bro

Gay

Marimba

Marijuana

Mijo/Mija

buddy, pal

short for Mi Hijo/Hija

Mono

Blond(e), fair-haired

Monkey

Mosca (estar mosca)

Be clever for a while; also annoyed

fly (as an adjective, "be fly")

Olla

Place where drugs are sold

Cooking pot

Estar en la olla

to be in a bad situation

to be in the pot

Paja

Lie, falsehood; also masturbation

Hay

Parar bolas

To pay attention

To stop balls

Parche

Band

Patch

Pata

Marijuana roach

Leg

Pedo

Big problem

Fart

Piedra

Anger

Stone

Pilo

Smart

Battery

Poner los cachos

To cheat (relationships)

Set the horns

Emputar

To get enraged

Be prostituted

Rascado

Drunk

Scratched

Sapo

Meddler

Toad

Storbar

To disturb

To handle, touch

Tinto

Black coffee

Red wine

Tomba

The police

Tombo

Police officer

Vaina

Thing

Scabbard

Slang

Meaning

Literal Translation

¡Arrecochínense!

squeeze/group together!

pig-pen yourselves!

¡Avíspate!

Come on!

Alborotado/a

To be excited

Arrecharse

To get angry

Broma

A thing

A Joke

Burda

Very much

Bala fría

Junk food/quick lunch

Cold Bullet

Caucho 

fat belly

Rubber Tire

Candela

Awesome

Candle

Chamo

dude, guy

Chévere

Cool, nice

Cuaima

Jealous/ill-tempered woman

A type of poisonous snake

Calarse

To tolerate something bad

Cajaro/a

A person

Crow's nest

Chimbo

Lousy, low quality 

Coñazo

violent hit, a lot 

Coño

Damn

Perico

Country's traditional method of scrambled egg

Parakeet

Ratón

Hangover

Rat

Echar los perros

To court someone

Throw the dogs

Lata

French kiss

Tin Can

Zancudo

mosquito

Stilt-walker

Pana

Friend

Corduroy

Epa/Épale

What's up?

Estar Mosca

To be alert

To be a fly

Fajarse

To work hard

To swaddle oneself

Fino

Fun

Fine

Malandro

Gangster

No Joda

Damnit

Nota

Something Nice 

Note

Pendejo

Idiot

Sifrino

A problem

Vaina

Thing, Annoyance, Problem

Pod, sheath 

Slang

Meaning

Literal Translation

¿Qué onda?

What's up?

What's the wave?

¿Qué huele?

What's up?

What smells?

¡No manches!

Get outta here!

Don´t stain!

¡No mames!

Get outta here!

Don't suck!

Fresa

Preppy, snobby

Strawberry

Naco

Tacky, unrefined

Bad taste

O sea

As if / you wish.

That is

Nada que ver

irrelevant, topics not related

Nothing to see

Equis

Something boring or uninteresting

X

Prima/ Primo

Buddy

Cousin

Comprate una vida

Get a life

Buy a life

¿Qué pedo?

What's up?

What farted?

Sangrón

Stuck up person

A lot of blood

Aguas

Watch out!

Waters

Órale

All right

All right

Ándale

Come on

Walk/move it (imperative)

Chido

Cool

Qué padre

That's tight

How father

Güey

Dude

Ox

Sale

Alright or go (used at the end of a thought)

Go (imperative)

¡Nombre!

No way!

contraction of "¡No, hombre!" (no, man!)

Mande

What did you say? / Pardon me

What is your command?

¡Vete al infierno!

Go to hell!

¡Carajo!

Jerk! Or damn (as an expression)

¡Vete a chingar!

Go fuck yourself!

¡Chale!

Give me a break!

Maricón

Crybaby, Wuss, Homosexual

Crybaby, whiny, coward.

Pinche

Crappy, Lousy

Scullion

Chavo/a

Kid

Metiche 

Nosy, Meddling 

Chilango

Citizen of Mexico City 

Vieja 

Mom

Old Lady

Refresco

Soda

Refreshment

Chamarra

Coat, Jacket

¡A la verga!

Go to Hell! 

Compa

Friend

Short for "compadre" 

Carnal

Friend

Carnal

Cuate

Friend

Neta 

Truth

Net 

Slang

Meaning

Literal Translation

¡No me toques los cojones!

Don´t bother me!

Don´t touch my balls!

¡Que te den!

Fuck you!

May they give it to you!

Ojete

Anus

¡Ni de coña!

No way!

Not even if you're joking

Molar

To be cool

¡Comemierdas!

Asshole!

Shit-eater!

¡Que te calles!

Shut up!

May you shut up!

¡Que te pires!

Fuck off!

Fire up yourself!

¡Gilipollas!

Asshole!

Asshole! (Gili = idiot, Polla = Penis vulg.)

Polla

Dick/cock (penis)

Female chick

Zorra

Bitch

Female fox

Hasta los cojones

Fed up

Up to the balls

Soplapollas

Idiot

Dick-blower

Perra

Bitch

Female dog

Guarra

Bitch

Female pig

Mamón/Mamonazo

Bastard

Sucker/Big sucker

(algo) de tres pares de cojones

(something) really big/important

(something) of three pairs of balls

(algo) que te cagas

(something) really important/heavy

(something) that you shit all down

Acojonante

Impressive, gorgeous

That puts pressure on your balls

Acojonado

Scared

With your balls under pressure

Cojonudo

Really good

With big balls

Pichabrava

Stud, womanizer

Brave-dick

Pichafloja

Weak, shy

Slack-dick

Cierva

Nice girl

Doe (Female deer)

Camello

Drug trader

Camel

Tocapelotas

Person that bothers others

Balls-toucher

Berzas

Boobs

Cabbage(s)

Bufas

Boobs

You snort

Peras

Boobs

Pears

Brevas

Boobs

Early figs

Quinqui/Kinki

Delinquent, pretty thief

Vale

Ok, alright

Tío/a

Friend

Uncle/Aunt

Colega

Friend

Colleague

Chaval

Kid

"Estar como una cabra"

To be crazy

to behave like a goat

Chulo

Cool, rad

Pimp

Pijo

Snobbish

Mono/a

Cute, pretty

Monkey

Mala Pata

Bad luck

Bad foot 

Apuntarse

To accompany someone to do something 

To write down 

Slang

Meaning

Literal Translation

asu!

damn (when in a state of amazement)

la firme

true

the solid

achorado

defiant

los vidrios

see you

buitrear

to vomit

chamba

work

Pata

bro, dude

paw

asado(a)

fed up, angry

florear

to lie, weave tales

to flower

roche

embarrassed, or shame, same as "vergüenza"

chompa

jacket

jerga

slang

syringe

chape

kiss on the mouth

catching

paso

verbal text

a pass

plagia

copy

amiguero

friendly

friender

huachafo

bad taste

conchudo

brazenly bold, as in gall

shelled

atorrante

someone who does wrong things intentionally

choro

thief, robber, crook

Cry

chévere

cool

bácan

cool

choy

cool

supitero

someone who farts a lot

figureti

show off

resaca

hungover

Undertow

¿Qué cuentas?

what's up?

what do you tell?

¿Manyas?

Get it?

bravazo

awesome

really wild

meter la pata

to mess something up

put in the foot

churro(a)

handsome guy/ pretty girl

type of food

viejo(a)

father/ mother

old man/ old woman

Vaina

Thing

Cantaleta

scolding