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/Sounds like "FOO" (as in "food") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

The US dollar in Cuban slang, the hard currency that unlocked access to things the Cuban peso couldn't buy. Fula comes from the English 'full' and became the everyday street word for dollars in Cuba's dual-currency economy.

Examples

¿Tienes fula? En esa tienda solo aceptan dólares.

Do you have dollars? At that store they only accept hard currency.

He got some dollars from abroad and made it through the month.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela
Verde

In Venezuela, an unbearably annoying person or situation that just will not let you be. A ladilla is that coworker who never stops talking, the errand that eats your whole afternoon, or any source of relentless irritation. Also used as a straight-up exclamation of frustration.