Diccionario Panamá
The bridge between textbook Panamanian and the way people actually talk.
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chévere
Cool, nice, great. Shared with much of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, but in constant use in Panama.
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Panamanian slang and expressions: what people say day to day.
abanderamiento
Registering a foreign ship under the Panamanian flag. Panama runs the largest ship registry in the world, a…
abarrotería
A neighborhood grocery, bigger than a corner store and smaller than a supermarket. In Panama this is the…
afroantillano
A descendant of the English- and French-speaking Caribbean laborers (mostly from Barbados, Jamaica…
ahuevao
Foolish, slow, or caught off guard. Among friends it is teasing, but said to a stranger it is an insult.
ají chombo
The Panamanian habanero: small, wrinkled and very hot. It is used to prepare the well known picante combo.
almojábano
A long fritter of corn dough with cheese, folded into an S shape. A classic part of Panamanian breakfast…
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Places, people, events and dates.
10 de noviembre de 1821
The day La Villa de Los Santos declared against the Spanish crown, moving ahead of the capital and pushing…
120 a los 65
A monthly transfer program for older adults without a pension. It began as "100 a los 70" and has changed in…
28 de noviembre de 1821
The date Panama became independent from Spain and chose to join Gran Colombia. It closes the month of…
3 de noviembre de 1903
The date Panama separated from Colombia, with U.S. backing tied to the Canal project. It is the main…
9 de enero
The date in 1964 when Panamanian students attempted to raise the national flag inside the Canal Zone…
águila harpía
Panama's national bird and one of the largest and most powerful raptors in the world, with feet nearly the…