Puerto Rico
All expressions
Puerto Rico
All expressions
Energía, ganas, ánimo o combustible interno para hacer algo y seguir adelante. Cuando se te acaba la gasolina ya no puedes más: necesitas descansar, comer o dormir urgentemente para recargar pilas.
Aventón o que alguien te lleve en su carro a algún lugar. Es un anglicismo del inglés 'ride' que se usa muchísimo entre jóvenes en México, Colombia y Puerto Rico.
To eat with real hunger, to chow down with zero ceremony. In Venezuela, Colombia, and Puerto Rico, jamar is the most direct, street-level way to say you're about to eat until you're stuffed.
A Puerto Rican exclamation of joy, excitement, celebration, or positive surprise. Wepa! is the boricua shout that comes from the soul when something is incredible — from a goal to a party that's popping off.
A Latin urban music genre born in Puerto Rico that dominated the entire planet with its impossible-to-ignore beat. Reggaetón is the sound that plays at every party, every car, and every phone in the Spanish-speaking world.