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Vocabulary variations from one Spanish-speaking to another

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I'm looking for a fairly comprehensive list of words that vary from one Spanish-speaking country to another. For example, those for drinking straw (pajilla, popote, etcetera), traffic jam (atasco, tapón), shelf (estante, tablilla). Many thx for any recommendations.

Busco una lista bastante completa de las palabras que varian entre países hispanohablantes. Por ejemplo, esas para .... [Por favor, consulte más arriba.] Gracias por cualquier recomendaciones.

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updated Feb 17, 2014
posted by dreaming_of_wales

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This isn't quite what you want, but it is great fun and informative. Some brothers from Colombia composed a song using the different words used in various Spanish speaking countries. That useful magazine Veintemundos did an article on it which includes a link to the video.

Here is their own website which includes words to various songs including this one:

letras

I am sure others will provide suitable lists - if no one has by tomorrow I will post further.

updated Feb 17, 2014
posted by Mardle
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Estas son algunas palabras que decimos en Argentina, algunas quizás las digan en otros paises. Pero que digamos estas palabras no significa que no usemos otras (por ejemplo en el caso de beer, nosotros sí decimos cerveza, birra es solo otra forma de decirlo) Pero en otros casos, como hot dog, nosotros decimos pancho, no decimos perritos calientes ni hot dogs como en otros paises.

You: vos, nosotros hablamos con voseo, no utilizamos 'tú' por lo tanto nuestros verbos son un poco diferentes raspberry en vez de tú quieres, nosotros decimos vos querés por ejemplo.

Straw: pajita

Traffic jam: embotellamiento

Hot dog: pancho

Popcorn: pochoclo

Bus: colectivo, bondi

Cool: copado, piola, groso

Beer: birra

Boy: chabón, pibe, tipo

Girl: mina, piba, tipa

Money: guita, mangos (por ejemplo: tengo 20 mangos)

To steal: afanar, chorear

To eat: morfar

Thief: chorro

The truth: la posta

Mess, problem: quilombo

Pork: chancho

Pool: pileta

Work: laburo (to work: laburar)

Someone who is nice and friendly: macanudo

Si se me ocurre alguna otra la posteo smile

updated Feb 17, 2014
posted by aileribel
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I have found a helpful graphic but it doesn't contain many words:

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updated Feb 17, 2014
posted by Mardle