Spanish Open dictionary by TheManUnderTheMonkey

puto

  27

In some parts of Colombia, it is used to refer to a man who is seen as a "fucking" something, a bastard, an asshole or an idiot; a "desgraciado" or a "maldito".
Synonyms of puto are  maldito desgraciado
 Used in Colombia as well

"Ese puto del bus pasó por el charco y me empapó -> Translation: That fucking bus driver ran over the puddle and splashed the water all over me."

  

mas o más

  19

A common doubt for spanish speakers, confusion between "but, although" and "more, plus" because of the diacritic accent.
 Used in US as well

"Eran cinco, tal vez de veinte años o más. No me dio miedo, mas huí de ellos. -> There were five, maybe in their twenties or more. I was not scared, but I flee from them."

  

altota

  28

Femenine adjective used to refer to an extremely tall person, animal or object.
Synonyms of altota are  grandota gigante altísima
 Used in US as well

"Esa torre es altota. -> Translation: That tower (building) is very high. / Eva es altota. -> Translation: Eva is very tall."

  

ñoco

  35

In Colombia, a "ñoco" is etiher a person who is lacking one or more fingers (or a whole hand), or the remaining flesh and bones of those fingers.
Synonyms of ñoco are  mocho
 Used in Colombia as well

"Ella tiene un ñoco en la mano derecha. -> Translation: She lacks a finger on her right hand. / Él estaba cortando yuca y quedó ñoco. -> Translation: He was chopping yuca and he cut his finger."

  

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