Speaking Argento: A Guide to Spanish from Argentina (Jared's Romey Speaking Latino) by Jared Romey

Author:Jared Romey [Romey, Jared]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, pdf
Publisher: Language Babel, Inc.
Published: 2014-01-07T16:00:00+00:00

media naranja: your better half, your perfect match.

medialuna: a small croissant most often served for breakfast. When you order a medialuna the follow-up question from the waiter will always be Manteca o Grasa? Manteca is a butter-based croissant that is sweet. The Grasa version is lard-based and not as sweet as the croissant from manteca.

melenudo: to have a lot of hair.

^ melones: boobs, tits. Che, viste los melones que tiene esa mina?

meloso: extremely romantic. Ya más que romántico, yo diría que es un meloso.

menesunda: 1) an embarrassing or complicated situation, a sticky situation. 2) a mess, a disaster.

meódromo: a toilet.

merca: cocaine.

merengue: a difficult, complicated or messed up situation.

mersa: a low class, slimy, sleazy, disgusting person. SYN: grasa, grasoso.

mersada: something cheap, of low quality.

mersún: something cheap, of low quality.

metejón: infatuation, to have a crush on someone. Hasta que no se me vaya el metejón que tengo con mi jefe, no me voy a concentrar en mi trabajo.

meter el perro: to cheat someone.

meter un gancho: to punch someone.

meterle fierro: to step on it, to put the pedal to the metal, to get going. SYN: meterle pata, dale gas.

meterle pata: to step on it, put the pedal to the metal. SYN: meterle fierro, darle gas.

metiche: a meddlesome person.

micro: a bus that travels long distances.

* microcentro: the downtown part of the city of Buenos Aires. Nuestras oficinas se encuentran en pleno microcentro porteño.

milanesa: a breaded, fried piece of flattened beef or chicken.

milanesa napolitana: a milanesa (beef or chicken) with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese on top.

milanga: see milanesa.

milonga: a dance party where Tango is played and danced to.

* mina, minita: a babe, a bombshell, a chick.

minga: Never!

minón: a hot woman.

minusa: a hot woman.

* mirá vos: What do you know?, How about that?, Go figure, Would you look at that? ¿Sabías que Pamela sale con Carlitos? ¿Si? Mirá vos, no tenia idea.

mis efectos: close friends and family.

mishiadura: poverty.

mitá y mitá: fifty-fifty.

miti y miti: fifty-fifty.

mocoso/a: a kid, literally “snot-nosed”.

mogólico: a fool.

mondadientes: a toothpick.

moneda corriente: very common.

mongo aurelio: Joe Blow.

montoto: Joe Blow.

morfar: to eat.

morfarsela: to be queer, gay, a fag.

morfi: food.

$ morlaco: money.

morondanga: cheap, poor quality.

morrón: bell pepper, other Spanish words include pimiento and pimentón depending on the country.

mortadela: a dead person. SYN: fiambre, matambre.

$ mosca: money.

mosquita muerta: a woman that comes across as inoffensive, but really is clever and / or dangerous.

mosquitero: a window screen.

mostrar la hilacha: to show a negative, weak aspect that one has managed to hide.

mufa: a jinx. SYN: yeta.

mula: to cheat in an inoffensive manner, like when children play.

mulero: a cheater. Ganó por mulero, hizo mula, no vale.

mutis: silent, quiet.

mutis por el foro: to sneak out quietly from something.

muzarela: silence.

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