Local words and expressions in Spain
Spain coverage currently connects 8 reviewed canonical words and phrases across 1 place: Madrid. Each entry keeps its local geography and source context, so inclusion here does not imply that every expression is used nationwide.
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bocata de calamares
A bocata de calamares is an informal name for Madrid's iconic fried-calamari sandwich: rings or pieces of battered or fried squid served in a bread roll, especially associated with bars around Plaza Mayor and central Madrid.
Madrid · wordcastizo / castiza
In Madrid cultural language, castizo describes something regarded as characteristically traditional, popular, or recognizably local to Madrid, especially customs, festivities, music, food, and older urban styles.
Madrid · wordchotis
Chotis is a slow partnered dance and its music, strongly identified with Madrid and especially with San Isidro and the city's traditional verbenas.
Madrid · wordchulapo / chulapa
In Madrid, chulapo and chulapa name traditional popular-Madrid figures and, especially today, people dressed in the characteristic local costume associated with San Isidro and the city's castizo festival culture.
Madrid · wordcutre
In colloquial Spanish, cutre can describe something as shabby, poorly made, dirty, low-quality, tacky, or miserly depending on what it modifies and the surrounding context.
Madrid · wordflipar
In colloquial Spain Spanish, flipar commonly means to be amazed, astonished, impressed, or delighted, and it can also mean to like something a lot; older drug-related senses remain in dictionaries but are not required in ordinary modern uses.
Madrid · wordguay
In colloquial Spain Spanish, guay means very good, great, cool, or—used adverbially—very well.
Madrid · wordmolar
In colloquial Spain Spanish, molar means to appeal to someone, to be enjoyable, or to be cool or great; constructions such as me mola mean roughly 'I like it' or 'that works for me'.
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