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What does «el reguero» mean in Dominican Spanish?
el reguero
a mess
| Meaning | a mess |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | el desorden |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Recoge ese reguero.»
Pick up that mess.
A mess of things spread everywhere. Also a mess of a situation: «se formó un reguero».
Related Dominican words
- anda pal diablo — get out of here!
- dizque / dique — supposedly
- el abanico — the fan
- el disparate — nonsense, junk
- el lío — trouble, a mess
- el suape — the mop
- el tinaco — the water tank
- fregar — to wash the dishes
- hablador / habladora — a big talker
- inversor — power inverter
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