Puerto Rican Spanish

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dialect
gptkbp:hasFeature gptkb:yeísmo
unique vocabulary
aspiration of 's' at end of syllables
use of diminutives
influence from American English
use of 'al garete' for 'out of control'
use of 'boricua' for 'Puerto Rican person'
use of 'bregar' for 'to deal with'
use of 'bregar' meaning 'to deal with'
use of 'carro' for 'car'
use of 'chavos' for 'money'
use of 'chevere' for 'cool'
use of 'china' for 'orange' (fruit)
use of 'congrí' for 'rice and beans'
use of 'dímelo' as a greeting
use of 'guagua' for 'bus'
use of 'janguear' for 'to hang out'
use of 'mano' as slang for 'brother' or 'friend'
use of 'mira' as an interjection
use of 'nene'/'nena' for 'boy'/'girl'
use of 'pana' for 'friend'
use of 'perreo' for a dance style
use of 'reggaetón' vocabulary
use of 'tirar' for 'to throw' or 'to diss'
use of 'títere' for 'troublemaker'
use of 'ustedes' for plural 'you'
use of 'vacilar' for 'to joke' or 'to have fun'
use of 'zafacón' for 'trash can'
use of '¡Ay bendito!' as an exclamation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Puerto Rican Spanish
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:English_language
gptkb:Taíno_language
African languages
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Spanish_language
gptkb:West_Iberian_languages
gptkb:Ibero-Romance_languages
Romance languages
gptkbp:region gptkb:Caribbean
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cuban_Spanish
gptkb:Plantation_English
gptkb:West_Iberian_languages
gptkb:New_York_City_English
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6