Nicaraguan Sayings & Slang


acavangado
sad, grieving
achantado
humiliated or discouraged
a todo mamón
fast
ay nomacito
very near
amanecer de luna
getting angry
a la zumba marumba
disorganized
a bomba
drunk
a medio palo
unfinished
a saber
who knows
asombroso
amazing
ametrallar
to gun down
buen coco
smart, intelligent
balurde
low quality object
buitre
advantage
¡busca un bosque y piérdete!
get lost!
cacaste
very thin usually from poor health
caite
face
cafetera
coffee maker
cañambuco
not wearing underwear
cedula
ID
chanco
messy
chappa
earring
chavela
young girl
chele
gringo, white person
chiguina
girl
chimirringo
tiny
chimoso
gossip
chinela
sandal
chingo
short
chochada
thing
contar guayolas
to tell lies
cumiche
youngest brother/sister
echar un pelón
to take a nap
embarajustada
to leave quickly
engreído, odioso
hateful
en pelota
undressed, naked
faltureco
wacky
guarro
liquor
güebón
lazy
hacer la guatuza
to act hypocritically
huerto
veggie patch
idiotez
stupidity
hacer + algo + al trol
to do something fast
hay nos vidrios
see ya later
jaibudo
big mouth, smart alec
jaña
girlfriend
jaño, chivo, moizo
boyfriend
jarana
debt
jeta
mouth
la jurra, el tombo
the police
lagarto
greedy
lameplatos

someone who does something and expects something in return
lengua larga
gossiper
loseta
mamado
face
drunk
meter la mona
to tell lies
mofa
joke
nacaranda
nothing
naco
ignorant
negra
nothing
nicañol
Nicaraguan spanish
ñonbudo
fat, pudgy
no seas balurde, vamonos
don't be a party pooper, let's go
palo
tree
pandillero
gangster
pata de perro
vague
para allacito
a little further
pasmado
idiot
pegar el mate
surprised
pelar el ajo                        
to die
pinche
cheapskate
pofi
friend
por si acaso
to be sure
prensar
to hurry
pudrirse
to rot
quedar en pirinola
to be naked or destitute
quisneto
crooked or uneven
rajón
braggart or coward
reales
cash
reviente
sales hype
riata
inefficient
roco/a
Dad/Mum
sacarse un clavo
to solve a problem
sobaquearse
to be hardworking, dedicated
el soborno
bribe
tapirul, borracho, piruca, bolo
drunk man, to be drunk
tapiniar
tapudo
liar, gossip
to drink (beber)
tener coroncha
to have no shame
tener culilo
to be afraid
teperete
to be confused
timar
to cheat
troleart
to walk
va pues
bye then
yoquepierdista
an irresponsible person
¡tronco!
sweet, awesome, great
zafado
an indiscreet person














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