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What does «alentaito / alentaita» mean in Dominican Spanish?
alentaito / alentaita
on the mend
| Meaning | on the mend |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | mejorando, recuperándose |
| Register | Colloquial |
«¿Cómo está tu abuela? Ella ta mejor, ta alentaita.»
How is your grandmother? She's better, she's on the mend.
Getting better after an illness. It is the word you will hear when you ask about someone who was sick.
Related Dominican words
- bendición — blessing (a greeting to elders)
- el carajito / la carajita — the little kid
- el galletón — a hard slap
- el muchachito — little boy
- el padrino / la madrina — godfather / godmother
- jalar — to pull
- la galleta — a slap in the face
- la resaca — a hangover
- mi'jo / mi'ja — my boy / my girl
- arrecotarse — to lean back, to rest against
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