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What does «la resaca» mean in Dominican Spanish?
la resaca
a hangover
| Meaning | a hangover |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | la resaca |
| Register | Neutral |
«Amanecí con una resaca.»
I woke up with a hangover.
How you feel the day after drinking too much — or eating too much and sleeping too little.
Related Dominican words
- ajumao / ajumá — drunk
- dar una vuelta — to go for a ride or a walk
- el galletón — a hard slap
- el romo — rum
- jalar — to pull
- jumo — drunkenness, a buzz
- la bocina — the speaker
- la galleta — a slap in the face
- la pabita — a little nap
- la parada — the bet, the stake
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