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Chicano Slang in Old-School Hip-Hop: The Words Kid Frost, Cypress Hill and Mellow Man Ace Put on the Radio
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/Sounds like "HOO-rah"/
A Chicano and caló word for the police in the United States. It comes from the oath ("juro") that officers take when assuming the job, turned into a collective noun. "La jura" is a synonym for "la placa" but with a more caló, more prison-yard, more deep-barrio register. It's one of the oldest words in the Chicano vocabulary.
Example
"La jura agarró al vato en la esquina. → The cops grabbed the dude on the corner."
"Cuídate de la jura. → Watch out for the cops."
Regional synonyms:
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/Sounds like "HOO-rah"/
A Chicano and caló word for the police in the United States. It comes from the oath ("juro") that officers take when assuming the job, turned into a collective noun. "La jura" is a synonym for "la placa" but with a more caló, more prison-yard, more deep-barrio register. It's one of the oldest words in the Chicano vocabulary.
Example
"La jura agarró al vato en la esquina. → The cops grabbed the dude on the corner."
"Cuídate de la jura. → Watch out for the cops."
Regional synonyms:
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Nica
A Nicaraguan, someone from Nicaragua. It's the short, informal, affectionate way to refer to someone from that country, used proudly by Nicaraguans themselves and everyone in Central America.