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/Sounds like "SWEHL" (as in "sweat") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
Single, without a romantic partner or any commitment. Used in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, suelto describes someone who is unattached and, often, in no rush to change that.
“He has been single since he broke up with his boyfriend.”
“She says she is single and in no hurry to meet anyone.”
/Sounds like "SWEHL" (as in "sweat") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
Loose change: coins and small bills you carry in your pocket for exact payments. In the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, suelto is what you need when a parking meter only takes coins or when you have nothing but a large bill and the store cannot break it.
“I don't have any change, do you have change for a twenty?”
“I ran out of coins and the parking meter only takes exact change.”
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/Sounds like "SWEHL" (as in "sweat") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
Single, without a romantic partner or any commitment. Used in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, suelto describes someone who is unattached and, often, in no rush to change that.
“He has been single since he broke up with his boyfriend.”
“She says she is single and in no hurry to meet anyone.”
/Sounds like "SWEHL" (as in "sweat") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
Loose change: coins and small bills you carry in your pocket for exact payments. In the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, suelto is what you need when a parking meter only takes coins or when you have nothing but a large bill and the store cannot break it.
“I don't have any change, do you have change for a twenty?”
“I ran out of coins and the parking meter only takes exact change.”
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Petate
A woven palm mat used for sleeping or sitting in Mexico and Central America. From Nahuatl 'petatl,' the petate is the original pre-Hispanic mattress that's still alive in popular culture.