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On living in the States under the effects of Puerto Rican-ness
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Glossary; or: If it's in italics, it's in here
- abuelo/abuela: grandfather/grandmother
- adobo: a powdered seasoning agent, usually consisting of salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and other assorted spices. It is a catch-all, go-to seasoning.
- ajonjolí: sesame seed
- arroz con gandules: rice with pigeon peas
- arroz y habichuelas: rice and beans
- asopao: a rice stew that often has chicken or seafood added to it
- avísenme: alert me
- ay, bendito: roughly akin to "awww"
- ay, que calor: "what heat!"
- bistec encebollado: beefsteak with onions
- boricua: Puerto Rican, comes from the old Taíno name for PR (Boriquén)
- café con leche: coffee with milk
- chuleta: pork chop
- coquito: holiday drink made from sweetend condensed milk, evaporated milk, coconut milk, cinnamon, and rum
- despedida: the act of saying goodbye
- dulce de coco: coconut candy
- fácil: easy
- independentista: as used in this blog, a person who supports independence for PR
- jíbaro: Puerto Rican farmer or one who lives off the land
- lechón asado: roasted pig, can be made in the oven but traditionally is cooked whole over a spit
- los de aquí y los de allá: the ones from here and the ones from there
- mancha de platano: literally, "plantain stain". It's a saying that means you have something about you that identifies you as a Puerto Rican
- metiche: busybody
- panadería: bread shop, literally translated, but often they also have pastries, coffee, and some serve sandwiches and meals
- parranda: a group of people get together and show up at friends' houses late at night, singing Christmas songs and playing instruments. If the friend lets them in, the party continues in the house and the "host" serves food and drinks.
- pernil: roasted pork shoulder
- pilónes: plural for pilón - 1) a mortar and pestle, 2) a sugar lollipop sometimes covered with sesame seeds
- plátano: plantain
- quesitos: pastry filled with sweetened cream cheese and coated with sugar
- santos: saints
- turrón: nougat candy
- un poquito: a little bit
- viejeras: oldies
- zangano: dummy
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