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What does «emperrao / emperrá» mean in Dominican Spanish?
emperrao / emperrá
crazy about someone
| Meaning | crazy about someone |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | muy enamorado |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Ese tipo ta emperrao de esa mujer.»
That guy is crazy about that woman.
In love to the point of following someone around — literally «dogged». It also means stubborn about a plan.
Related Dominican words
- aficie — a crush, being head over heels
- bultero / bultera — all talk, a big mouth
- coger lucha — to stress out
- dar pena — to be embarrassing
- dar rabia — to make you mad
- don / doña — sir / ma'am
- el guaremate — a nobody, a small-time guy
- el muchacho / la muchacha — guy / girl
- el mujerón — a stunning, serious woman
- el quille — the anger, a temper
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