Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Lunfardo

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Lunfardo is a slang language born in the districts of Buenos Aires, where it developed during the second half of the 19th century, with the massive arrivals of European immigrants.

The lunfardo is a product of the languages of the immigrant currents of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and was born in the overcrowding of the conventillos by the need to communicate.

There are approximately 6 thousand terms, but it is a dynamic number: some arise and others fall into disuse. The Academia Porteña del Lunfardo estimates that about 70 words appear per year.

El lunfardo es un producto de las lenguas de las corrientes inmigratorias de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX y nace en el hacinamiento de los conventillos por la necesidad de comunicarse. Existen aproximadamente 6 mil términos, pero se trata de un número dinámico: algunos surgen y otros caen en desuso. La Academia Porteña del Lunfardo estima que aparecen unas 70 palabras por año.

Common Lunfardo Words[edit | edit source]

Word Spanish Mean English Mean
Afanar Robar To rob
Bondi Colectivo Bus
Chabón Hombre Man
Changa Ocupación transitoria Odd job / Casual Job
Chamuyar Persuadir/Ligar Persuade/Flirt
El que te jedi El que te dije The one that i told you
Facha Estar bien vestido Be well dressed
Fiaca Pereza Laziness
Groso Grande/Alguien imporante Big/Someone important
Guita Dinero Money
Jermu Mujer Woman (Girlfriend/Wife)
Laburo Trabajo Work
Malandra Delincuente Robber
Mina Mujer Woman
Morfar Comer Eat
Pibe Joven Adolescent
Pilcha Ropa Clothes
Quilombo Desorden Disorder
Vesre Al revés Contrary form
Trucho Falso False
Tuje Buena suerte Good luck
Yuta Policía Police

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