dialects in Puerto Rico
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doorman in Puerto Rico??
It was different from what I had been using, "portero", but I've completely forgotten it.
mil gracias. Tom
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updated Dec 14, 2015
posted by THH0LMES
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While 'portero' is the most universally used word for 'doorman' in Spanish, and 'conserje' is typical of (at least) Chile, on an island so close to the USA, the word you heard might've been Spanglish (a popular mix of Spanish and (American) English) rather than Spanish. If that's the case, you've probably heard 'guachimán', an 'hispanified' version of the English 'watchman'. 
If not, other options include various derivations of 'guardar': guarda, guardia, guardián or maybe 'vigilante'. I hope this helps, let me know if any of these sound familiar!
updated Dec 14, 2015
posted by Suzanne_Romijnders
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I am not from Puerto Rico, so I don't know. But maybe conserje?
updated Dec 14, 2015
posted by aileribel
