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PERUVIAN SLANGS

a. Food and animals


1. rata: person who steals money
2. fresa: delicate person
3. piña: bad luck
4. tunas: and you
5. palta: mistake
6. pollo: easy to get drunk
7. pan comido: easy to do
8. lenteja: slow person
9. tortuga: person who is slow
10. papaya: easy to solve
11. calabaza: silly person
12. gallina: cowardly person
13. pavo: fool person
14. mosca: skilled person

b. Money related
1. palos verdes: 1000 dollars
2. aguja: with no money
3. misil: with no money
4. luca: one sol
5. china: fifty cents
6. cheque: large bills
7. propina: little money
8. chiuan: with no money
9. cash: net cash
10.duro: without coins
11.tela: insufficient money
12.chibilines: several cents
13.fichas: bills
c. Shortened words
1. yara: and now?
2. profe: teacher
3. nueve: i have not sold
4. nola: I dont have that one
5. yala: I already have that one
6. yoni: I dont even know
7. capi: captain
8. depa: apartment
9. face: facebook
10.compu: computer
11.cel: cell pone

d. Switched-syllables words
1. sope: weight
2. vesre: upside down
3. feca: coffe
4. zapan: stomach
5. bepi: boy
6. lorca: hot
7. choboli: young
8. mionca: truck
9. jermu: woman
10.jabru: witch
11.camuca: person who Works cleaning in a house
12.sopermi: permit
13.chegusan: sandwich
14.biaru: blonde girl
15.troesma: teacher
16.grone: black man
e. Names
1. Chilindrina: beers
2. Chiuan: without money
3. El Brayan: humble boy who is discriminated
4. Cupido: love´s god
5. La Britany: girl with several money
6. Graciela: thank you
7. Firulais: pet dog
8. Nadia: nothing
9. Yolanda: me
10. Johnny Pacheco: me
11.Barbie: delicate girl
12.Hulk: strong person

f. Unclassifed words
1. Soplon: person who say something secretly to another person
2. Chibolero: person who has young friends
3. cortala: finish something
4. rollo: problems
5. tombo: police man
6. mosaico: waiter
7. achorado: smug person
8. batería: friend
9. cachuelo: job for a short time
10.calato: with no clothes
11.chambear: work
12.chancha: collect money
13.chelas: beers
14.chochera: friend
15.yunta: friend
16.causa: friend
17.brother: friend
18.costilla: girlfriend
19.germa: girlfriend
20.flaca: girlfriend
21.cutra: alter an amount to get money
22.ficho: nice
23.floro: lie
24.gil: boyfriend
25.guata: stomach
26.jale: fame
27.jato: house
28.luca: one sol
29.mancar: die
30.mechar: fight
31.nica: nada
32.ñori: lady
33.oe: oye
34.paja: nice
35.paltearse: mistake
36.pe: so that
37.pendeivis: crafty
38.pendejo: crafty
39.pichanguita: football game
40.picon: angry
41.pilas: ready
42.pituco: smug
43.porfa,porfis: please
44.pulsear: trie
45.punche: force
46.rosquete: imbecile
47.salado: bad luck
48.serrucho: betray
49.sapo: curious
50.solano: alone
51.tela: with no money
52.telo: hotel
53. templado: I am in love
54. tombo: police man
55. tranca: difficult
56. vaina: problem
57. viejo: father
58. ya pe: so that
59. yapa: more
60. safa: get away
61. fuira: get out of there
62. achicar: pee
63. esta en algodón: something
64. chimbombo: gay
65. gatorade: gay
66. tono: party
67. asado: angry
68. cana: jail
69. chancón: intelligent
70. monse: stupid
71. jama: eat
72. yara: and now?
73. pera: wait
74. barrunto: village
75. brichero: you like to interact with tourists
76.cachaco: soldier
77.cacharro: face
78.caleta: secret
79. chape: kiss
80. pulpin: child
81. chochera: friend
82. chuki: bad child
83. mechar: fight
84. misio: with no money
85. ñori: lady
86. pepa: handsome
87. roche: shame
88. tabas: shoes
89. bamba: false
90. coco: intelligent
91. embalar: go fast
92. guachi: watchman
93. aventón: to take by car
94. perucho: Peruvian
95. reventar: beat
96. sacarse el ancho: effort
97. choro: stealer
98. coima: stolen money
99. chaveta: knife
100. chacota: noise
101. casera: favourite
102. fintoso: liar
103. huachafo: ridiculous
104. toquepala: do fast
105. llegar al pincho: i do not mind
106. calle: fame
107. matador: handsome

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