Down to the Bone (35 page)
Authors: Mayra Lazara Dole
Tags: #Juvenile Fiction, #Social Issues, #Homosexuality, #Lgbt
¡Santísimo Sacramento!
\sahn-tee’-see-mo’ sah-crah-men’-to\ Sacred Sacrament!
Santo
\sahn’-to\ saint
Sombrero de guano
\som-breh’-ro deh goo-ah’-no\ a fine textured Cuban hat made from the Cuban palm
Son
\sohn\ a style of music with roots on the island of Hispaniola. Cuban country music
Suave y dulce
\soo-ah’-veh ee dool’-seh) soft and sweet
Te quiero, hija. Felicidades
\te kee’-eh-ro ee’-hah feh-lees-see-dah’-dehs\ I love you my daughter. Congratulations
Tia
\tee’-ah\ aunt
Timbales
\tim-bah’-lehs\ percussion kettledrums or timpani instrument mounted on stand and played standing up
Tio
\tee’-oh\ uncle
Tortillera
\tor-tee-yeh’-rah\ Cuban slang for “Disgusting Dyke.” Some political Latina/o gays use this word in a fun, light, and teasing way, just as a North American gay/queer would use the word “fag,” but it’s mostly used in a derogatory way by loathing Cuban heterosexual homophobes
Tortilla de chorizo
\tor-tee’-yah deh cho-ree’-soh\ sausage omelet
Tortillera de mierda
\tor-tee-yeh’-rah deh me-ehr’-dah\ full of shit, dyke
¡Tu madre!
\too mah’-dreh\ literally translates to “Your mother!” Cuban slang meaning something similar to “Up yours!”
Tumbadoras
\toom-ba-doh’-ra\ congas
Turrón de chocolate
\toor-rohn’ deh cho-co-lah’-teh\ nougat paste made of almond, pine kernels, nuts, chocolate and honey
Turrónes
\toor-rohn’-nehs\ nougat paste made of almond, pine kernels, nuts and honey
Uno, dos, tres
\ooh’-no, dose, trehs\ one, two, three
Uy
\oo’-ee\ oh
Viejita
\vee-eh-hee’-tah\ little old lady
Viejito
\vee-eh-hee’-to\ little old man
Vírgen María
\veer’-hen mah-ree’-ah\ Virgin Mary
Yuca con mojo
\yoo’-cah cohn mo’-ho\ Cuban recipe for boiled cassava with sauce poured over made with garlic, onions, and olive oil
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