Greeting among cuban males
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I continually hear the phrase " que bola hacer" or "que hay bola"; Please forgive the spelling. I know that this is slang similar to "What's up?" in English, but I am curios to know where this comes from.
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updated Dec 14, 2011
posted by LittleMike
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¿Qué bola asere?
As you surmized, it means What's up, dude? Asere has African/Cuban roots. The 'qué bola' part is the same as, ¿Qué onda? Bola comes from balls, but it's abstracted in meaning.
updated Dec 14, 2011
edited by Jeremias
posted by Jeremias
you want a tilde on your bolá! - unMica, Dec 14, 2011
Porque? Bola = ball. Unless I'm missing something, which is entirely possible. - Jeremias, Dec 14, 2011
it needs the tilde to be pronounced correctly. some even spell it volá, which is more realistic based on pronunciation, actually - unMica, Dec 14, 2011
es decir, it's more realistic for me. some people actually pronounce their b's correctly :P - unMica, Dec 14, 2011
