Parquear
Hispanized Anglicisms: The English Words We Conjugate in Spanish Without Asking Permission
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Add a word/Sounds like "rehn" (as in "red") + "TAHR" (as in "tar")/
Meaning
To rent something: an apartment, a car, or a movie. From the English "to rent," fully absorbed into Mexican Spanish and Chicano speech. While most of Spain and South America use "alquilar," in Mexico and among US Latinos "rentar" is the natural everyday word. A textbook example of Spanglish that made it back into standard Mexican Spanish.
Examples
“We're going to rent a bigger apartment next year.”
“I rented the movie last night but fell asleep halfway through.”
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/Sounds like "rehn" (as in "red") + "TAHR" (as in "tar")/
Meaning
To rent something: an apartment, a car, or a movie. From the English "to rent," fully absorbed into Mexican Spanish and Chicano speech. While most of Spain and South America use "alquilar," in Mexico and among US Latinos "rentar" is the natural everyday word. A textbook example of Spanglish that made it back into standard Mexican Spanish.
Examples
“We're going to rent a bigger apartment next year.”
“I rented the movie last night but fell asleep halfway through.”
Regional synonyms
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Codeguín
In Paraguay, someone who gets a government job or public benefit through political connections rather than merit. A critical and popular term widely used in social media and political conversations.