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What does «tener un bajo» mean in Dominican Spanish?
tener un bajo
to stink, to have body odor
| Meaning | to stink, to have body odor |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | oler mal, tener mal olor |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Abre la ventana, que aquí hay un bajo.»
Open the window, it stinks in here.
A bad smell, and most often the one a body gives off. It is what «¡fo!» is reacting to. Careful: on its own «bajo» is also the everyday word for short.
Related Dominican words
- el abanico — the fan
- el galletón — a hard slap
- el reguero — a mess
- el suape — the mop
- el tinaco — the water tank
- fregar — to wash the dishes
- inversor — power inverter
- jalar — to pull
- la galería — the porch
- la galleta — a slap in the face
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