los cuchitriles
-the dumps
See the entry for cuchitril.

cuchitril

el cuchitril(
koo
-
chee
-
treel
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(general)
a. dump
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
¿Cómo pueden vivir dos personas en ese cuchitril?How can two people live in such a dump?
b. hole
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Este cuchitril, además de pequeño y sucio, no tiene ventanas.This hole, apart from being small and dirty, has no windows.
c. pigpen
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Hijo, arregla este cuchitril antes de que vengan los invitados.Son, please tidy up this pigpen before our guests arrive.
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