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What does «jugar vitilla» mean in Dominican Spanish?
jugar vitilla
street baseball with bottle caps
| Meaning | street baseball with bottle caps |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | béisbol callejero con tapas |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Los muchachos juegan vitilla en la calle.»
The kids play bottle-cap baseball in the street.
You bat a bottle cap with a broomstick. Plenty of Major League players started exactly like this.
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