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Quechua in South American Spanish: The Inca Words That Survived the Conquest
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Pon
/Sounds like "POHN" (as in "port")/
Meaning
A ride or lift that someone gives you in their car. In Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, asking for a pon is an everyday thing, especially if you don't have your own car. It is the Caribbean equivalent of hitchhiking, but more casual and among people you know.
Examples
“Can you give me a ride to the university?”
“I got there thanks to a ride my neighbor gave me.”
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Pon
/Sounds like "POHN" (as in "port")/
Meaning
A ride or lift that someone gives you in their car. In Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, asking for a pon is an everyday thing, especially if you don't have your own car. It is the Caribbean equivalent of hitchhiking, but more casual and among people you know.
Examples
“Can you give me a ride to the university?”
“I got there thanks to a ride my neighbor gave me.”
Regional synonyms
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Domador
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