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What does «habichuelas» mean in Dominican Spanish?
habichuelas
beans
| Meaning | beans |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | frijoles |
| Register | Neutral |
«Las habichuelas de mi abuela son otra cosa.»
My grandma's beans are on another level.
In the DR it is ALWAYS habichuelas, never frijoles. Say frijoles and you will be understood, but you will sound foreign.
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- el chicharrón — fried pork
- el comedor — small cheap eatery
- el concón — the crispy rice at the bottom
- el frito — a fried green plantain
- el guineo — banana
- el mofongo — mofongo (mashed fried plantain)
- el moro — rice and beans; your daily bread
- el morísoñando — orange-and-milk shake
- el romo — rum
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