Spanish Glossaryabuela: Spanish: grandmother
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/spanish-english/abuela Ay dios mio: Spanish: an expression of shock or surprise, equivalent to English expressions like my God or oh my God. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dios_m%C3%ADo chancletas: Spanish: flip-flops http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/spanish-english/chancleta el barrio: Spanish: the neighborhood http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/spanish-english/barrio fuacata: Spanish: Interjection of Cuban Spanish origin used when someone else smacks their head on something, falls, or otherwise causes themselves pain accidentally, particularly if you foresaw it happening. Likened to "wham." http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fuacata madrina: Spanish: godmother http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/spanish-english/madrina sonrisa: Spanish: smile http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/spanish-english/sonrisa?q=Sonrisa |
GlossaryColtrane: John Coltrane: 1926-1967: jazz musician, hit albums include “My Favorite Things,” “Africa Brass,” “Impressions,” “Giant Steps,” most famous for “A Love Supreme.” Quote from his website about his thoughts on music, “Coltrane felt we must all make a conscious effort to effect positive change in the world, and that his music was an instrument to create positive thought patterns in the minds of people.” If you want to hear some Coltrane click: Youtube. http://www.johncoltrane.com/biography.html
Corgi: Welsh corgi: a dog: a short-legged long-backed dog with foxy head of either of two breeds of Welsh origin http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/welsh%20corgi free jazz: an approach to jazz improvisation that emerged during the late 1950s, reached its height in the ’60s, and remained a major development in jazz thereafter. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/218271/free-jazz honorable discharge: An honorable discharge is issued for proper military behavior and proficient and industrious performance of duty. http://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Publications/MARINE%20CORPS%20MANUAL%20W%20CH%201-3.pdf IRS GS4: Internal Revenue Service General Schedule: pay scale: GS4 in California earns between $30,000 and $40,000 per year http://www.federaljobs.net/Site/paytables/09gstbls.txt Padres: San Diego Major League Baseball team http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sd Saint Lazarus: Lazarus is the poor man at the gate of the rich man in Christ's parable related in Luke. (Luke 16:19-31) His name was perpetuated in the Middle Ages by such words as Lazaretto (hospital), Lazarone (a beggar in the street), and the Order of St. Lazarus, which though a military order, had as one of its objectives, the care of lepers. His feast day is June 21st. http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=130 Tercel: Toyota Tercel: economical, small car http://www.cars.com/toyota/tercel/ |