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What does «guagua» mean in Dominican Spanish?
guagua
bus
| Meaning | bus |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | autobús |
| Register | Neutral |
«La guagua para Santiago sale a las ocho.»
The bus to Santiago leaves at eight.
In the DR, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Canary Islands this means bus. Careful: in Chile and Ecuador a guagua is a baby.
Related Dominican words
- como el diablo — like hell, super fast
- concho — shared route car
- dar una bola — give someone a ride
- el carrito de concho — a shared-route taxi
- el carro público — shared route taxi
- el chofer — the driver
- el motor — a motorbike
- el parador — a roadside stop
- el parqueo / parquear — the parking lot / to park
- el tanque — the gas tank
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