Yergas y Regionalismos Boricuas

Banana

• Banana

• Banano

• Guineo

• Plátano

Passion fruit

• Fruta de pasión

• Parcha

• Maracuya

• Grenadilla

Orange

• Mandarina

• China

• Naranja

• Clementina

Watermelon

• Patilla

• Melancia

• Melón de agua

• Sandía

Cake

• Pastel

• Tamal

• Queque

• Bizcocho

Beans

• Gandules

• Habichuelas

• Frijoles

• Fréjoles

Jeans

• Jeans

• Bluyines

• Vaqueros

• Mahones

Trash can

• Zafacón

• Papelero

• Papeleo

• Bote de basura

Mamey is a fruit, but it can also mean...

• Something easy

• Something fun

• Something boring

• Something foolish

In Mexican Spanish, chavos means guys or young men, but in Puerto Rico it means...

• Meals

• Cars

• Police

• Money