Folk-lore from the Dominican republic / by Manuel J. Andrade.

Folk-Lore from the Dominican Republic

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regao, furious. Perhaps from
regado, scattered, spread out.
regoso, exposed. Tuvo regoso a
peideise, He ran the risk of
getting lost.
regueito, a belch.
relansina, de relansina, accidentally.
remua, the Sunday suit of a
peasant.
ricomienda (encomienda)
rifrdn, (refran)
riguldi, (regular)
ruche, clandestine intimacy. Tiene ruche, He has a paramour.
rumba, heap, pile; probably
from arrumbar, to put away
in a garret or cellar.
sacdi, (sacar). Saco a su agilelo
en ei jilo e la cara, In profile
he looks like his grandfather.
saitiadore, (salteadores)
sanaco, stupid, foolish. Used
also in the province of Oriente,
Cuba.
sancocho, a stew of yam, manioc,
meat, and other ingredients.
Itis the principal dish throughout the Republic. This dish
is called ajiaco in Cuba, the
word sancocho being used
there for any hastily prepared
dish, and in jest for any meal.
Sancocho is used in Ecuador
for a dish that is practically
the same as the Dominican
stew.
sarataco, an excentric person.
selca, (cerca), used with the
ineaning of cercado. Seto being
used most commonly for fence
semo, (somos)
sensia, (ciencia), wisdom.
sigin, (segun)
siguro, (seguro)
simbele, timid.
singci, to copulate. In Cuba

singar, in Mexico chingar. Not
found in Spain, so far as I
know, in any region.
sini, siio, (sefior)
sio, (sido)
sipon, underskirt. A Creole word.
siquia, (siquiera)
sise, (si sefior)
sometei, to arrest. Specialized
meaning of Castilian someter.
sonso, silly, foolish. Used also
in Cuba.
suiso, mi suiso, my darling, used
by old folks addressing children. Prevalent mainly in
localities of the south-east. I
found no one who knew the
word in the province of Monte
Cristy. I have no clue as to
its origin.
ta, (estar)
taband, (pescozada)
tai, (estar)
taita, father. Heard also in Cuba
among the illiterate negroes
of the eastern province. It
may be of African origin.
tanfle, tripe, probably a Haitian
word.
tardn, (estarin)
tayao (tallado) used with the
meaning of well dressed.
tayita, squash.
teisio, (tercio)
teje, an entangled affair. From
Castilian tejer, to weave. The
Castilian noun is tejido.
temdtico, (temerario)
tereque, same meaning as Castilian trasto. In Santiago, Cuba,
this word is tareco.
timbo, full, satiated. In Cuba
timba is used by illiterate
negroes for belly. The Spanish
Academy lists the word timba
as a Philippine term for pail.
tiple, a small guitar with a high