/Sounds like "YOO" + "mah" (as in "mama")/
A foreigner, especially an American, or the United States as a country in Cuban slang. It comes from a classic movie title and became the universal Cuban term for anything related to the US.
"He left for the States and hasn't been back in five years."
"He's got family in the US who send him stuff."
/Sounds like "YOO" + "mah" (as in "mama")/
A foreigner, especially an American, or the United States as a country in Cuban slang. It comes from a classic movie title and became the universal Cuban term for anything related to the US.
"He left for the States and hasn't been back in five years."
"He's got family in the US who send him stuff."
Acera
Espacio pavimentado al costado de la calle para que caminen los peatones de forma segura. Es la zona sagrada del peatón que los carros deberían respetar pero que en muchas ciudades invaden sin piedad.