Words from Herrera
Herrera shares the Azuero peninsula with Los Santos and much of its vocabulary, but it has its own: Chitré as its hub, carnival, and a craft tradition that names things another province has no need to name. These are the words the corpus records as Herrera’s, with province, currency and an example.
11 entries in this list
bienmesabe
An interior sweet of ground rice (or rice flour) cooked with milk, sugar and cinnamon until thick.
chirrisco
A homemade alcoholic drink prepared in Panama's rural interior, known for being strong.
cutarra
A rustic leather sandal, the traditional footwear of the Panamanian countryside and part of the montuno outfit.
huevito de leche
A small firm sweet of milk cooked down with sugar, with the shape of an egg, wrapped in colorful papers.
murga
The brass and percussion band that accompanies the tuna at Carnival, playing nonstop while the street sings.
pesada de nance
A thick sweet of nance cooked with corn and raw cane sugar, served in a small cup.
pollera
Panama's national women's dress, hand-embroidered and worn with gold jewelry and tembleques in the hair.
raspadura
A block of evaporated, unrefined cane juice.
seco
Sugarcane liquor, Panama's national spirit.
sombrero pintao
A traditional hand-woven hat made with plant fibers dyed black to form its characteristic rings.
típico
Panama's popular folk-dance genre, built on accordion, drum, churuca scraper and voice, derived from cumbia and mejorana.