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/Sounds like "PRYEH" + "tah" (as in "tar") + "DEHL" (as in "debt") + "AHL" (as in "art") + "mah" (as in "mark")/

Meaning

A deeply affectionate Caribbean endearment for a dark-skinned woman you love. In Cuba and the Dominican Republic, "prieta del alma" combines "prieta" (dark-complexioned, from old Spanish) with "del alma" (of the soul) into a tender, intimate term that celebrates her beauty and her place in your heart. The kind of name a grandmother gives a granddaughter with all the love in the world.

Examples

Come here, my darling, tell me what happened to you.

Her grandmother called her that since she was little, always with so much warmth in her voice.

Regional synonyms

Extremely angry and furious, at the maximum level of irritation and on the verge of an impulsive reaction. In Colombia and Honduras, when someone is encachimbado they are at the point where words fail them and space is the best thing you can give them.