User:Gibmetal77/Llanito

List of Llanito words with meanings in English and Spanish

Llanito	English	Spanish	Notes	LWotD
Accepta	To accept	Aceptar
Antorcha	Torch	Linterna	From the old meaning of torch (fire source)	*
Aplica	To apply	Solicitar		*
Apoimeng	Appointment	Cita	Corruption of the English word.
Apologia	Apology	Disculpa	Hispanised version of the English word.	*
Beki	Bacon	Beicon		*
Bolilla	Sweet (confectionery)	Caramelo	Example	*
Bufa	Blister/Bubble	Ampolla/Burbuja	Example	*
Cafetera	Kettle	Herbidor	From the Spanish word for coffee pot	*
Calamita	Magnet	Imán	Possibly fom the Italian "calamita" or Maltese "kalamita"	*
Canecombi	Corned beef	Example	Corruption of "carne corned beef"	*
Canilla	Tap (valve)	Grifo	Possibly from South American Spanish "canilla"	*
Carpeta	Desk	Escritorio		*
Carrito lasho	Cable car	Teleférico	Corruption of the Spanish "carrito del hacho" as peak it climbs to was known as El Hacho in Spanish times.
Cartón	Credit/debit card	Tarjeta de crédito/débito	From the same Spanish word meaning cardboard.	*
Cashonfinga	Joke	Cachondeo	Corruption of the Spanish word. "Deo" being the Andalusian variant of the Spanish word for finger (dedo).	*
Cavalin	Piggyback	A cuestas	Example	*
Cuarte	Favour	Favor		*
Cuco	Panties	Bragas		*
Cuecaro	Porridge	Gachas	From the US oats brand "Quaker Oats"	*
Cushin	Cushion	Cojín	Corruption of the English word.
Embufa	To inflate	Hinchar	Example	*
Empavotao	Dazed	Atontado	Example	*
Empercoio	Very dirty/filthy	Muy sucio/mugriento	Example	*
Enfundirse	to be mad/worked up	Cabrearse/enfadarse	Example	*
Engambao	Dazed	Atontado	Example	*
Ennortao	Clueless	Despistado	Possibly from the Spanish word "norteado" meaning disorientated.
Escarte	Skirting	Rodapié	Corruption of the English word.	*
Farola	Lighthouse	Faro	From Spanish for lamppost "farola"	*
Flete	Scrub	Friego	Example	*
Floosh	Money	Dinero	From the Maltese "flus" of even meaning.	*
Forme	Construction foreman	Capataz	Corruption of the English word.
Formula	Form	Formulario	Truncation of the Spanish word.
Gaite	Kite	Cometa	Example	*
Gallina	Chicken (food)	Pollo	Using the Spanish noun for a live chicken instead of the Spanish for the food.
Grinlain	Bus	Autobus	Corruption of the English words "Green Line". The word originates from the civilian evacuation of Gibraltar during WWII, those evacuated to London where provided with a bus service by the War Office operated by "Green Line Coaches".	*
Hampa	Pincer of a crustacean	Pinza de un crustáceo	Example	*
Infeita	Bicycle pump	Bomba de aire	From "inflate"	*
Keki	Cake	Pastel	Corruption of the English word.
Keo	Home	Hogar
Liberta	Leave	Permiso	Literal translation of the the English word "liberty", a Navy term used in connection used in connection with sailors who get permission to leave the ship and go ashore.	*
Likindoi	Vigilant	Vigilante	Example	*
Likirba	Liquorice	Regaliz	From "liquorice bar"
Manchina	Crane	Grua	From "machine"	*
Manpawa	Workers' union	Sindicato obrero	Corruption of the English words "man power".
Marchapie	Pavement	Acera	From the Italian "marciapiede"	*
Mebli	Marble (toy)	Canica	Example	*
Meskin	Unfortunate person	Persona desafortunada	Possibly from Maltese "miskin" or Spanish "mezquino"	*
Mikear	to eye up	Echar una mirada	Example	*
Misto	Match	Cerilla		*
Molino	Electric fan	Ventilador	From the Spanish meaning "mill".	*
Mongolio	Disabled person	Discapacitado
Mongui	Disabled person	Discapacitado
Moya/Camoya	Head	Cabeza	Example	*
Muermo	Vomit	Vómito		*
Nene	Fringe (hair)	Flequillo		*
Nique	Perfect/ideal	Perfecto/ideal		*
Numbero	Number	Número	Corruption made up of the English and Spanish words.	*
Ordena	To order	Hacer un pedido	Literal translation of the English.
Paiplei	Shoe whitener	Betún blanco	Corruption of the English words pipe clay	*
Pan de lata	Loaf of bread	Pan de molde	Example
Pasaport	Passport	Pasaporte	Corruption made up of the English and Spanish words.
Pastiso	Mess	Lío/Desorden	Example	*
Pati	Party	Fiesta	Corruption of the English word.
Patuca/o	Rock	Roca	Example	*
Pava	Pound	Libra	Example	*
Pavana	Gull	Gaviota	Example	*
Penshi	Pension	Pension	Corruption of the English word.
Periwinki	Periwinkle	Bígaro	Corruption of the English word.
Pescao	Fish (food)	Pez	Using Spanish word for the food to mean the live fish.
Pica	To knock	Llamar a la puerta		*
Piciaso	Disaster	Desastre	Example	*
Pimpi
Piola	Perfect/ideal	Perfecto/ideal	Example	*
Piperia	Pipe (material)	Tubería	Corruption made up of the English and Spanish words.	*
Pishin			From the Italian "Piccino".
Pomparse	to bodybuild/become muscular	hacer culturismo	Example
Pompora	Soap bubble	Burbuja/Pompa	Example	*
Pringa	to steal	Robar	Example	*
Pudinpe	Baking tray	Bandeja horneable	Possibly from "pudding pan"	*
Purish	Example	Example	Example
Reporta	to report	Denunciar	Example
Revenshinarse	to be mad/worked up	Cabrearse/enfadarse	Example	*
Rolipo	Lollipop	Piruleta	Example	*
Ropia	Stick of rock	Caramelo cilíndrico	Example	*
Rabashu	Trainers (shoe)	Zapatillas de deporte/tenis	Corruption of the English words "rubber shoes".	*
Savo	Semen	Semen		*
Shangwi	Done deal
Sharaban	Bus	Autobús	From Maltese "xarabank"	*
Shiteria	Cheat	Fullería	Corruption made up of the English and Spanish words.	*
Shoshi	Woman (colloq)	Mujer (colloq)		*
Shuni	Cute	Entrañable	Example	*
Shunio/a	Unwell	Indispuesto
Shurri	of inferior quality	de poca calidad	From the Andalusian word "chuchurrio" meaning withered.
Shuinga	Chewing gum	Chicle	Curruption of the English name.
Tablita	Ludo (board game)	Parchís	Example	*
Tapete	Carpet	Alfombra	From the Spanish for "small rug".	*
Teatro	Operating theatre	Quirófano	Literal translation of the English word "theatre"
Tenkiu	Thank you	Gracias	Corruption of the English words.
Tipa	Teapot	Tetera	Corruption of the English word	*
Tiplai	Plywood	Contrachapado	Corruption of the English words "three ply".	*
Tishe	Teacher	Maestro	Corruption of "teacher"	*
Toyo	Dumb	Bobo	Example
Tripea	To err or hallucinate	Equivocarse o alucinar	Corruption of the English word "tripping".
Tufo	Example	Example	Example
Tumbaleta	Somersault	Voltereta	Example	*
Vacancia	Vacancy	Oferta de trabajo	Literal translation of the English word.
Vasila	To show off	Presumir
Viscosho	Biscuit	Galleta	Corruption of the Spanish word "bizcocho", meaning sponge cake.	*
Vrada	Mate	Colega	Corruption of the English "brother".
Wipi	Whip	Látigo	Corruption of the English word.	*
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Llanito study

Panorama forum 21/04/08

Hi! I'm new here. I've been following discussions on the forum for a while now but as this is a topic which I am particularly interested in, I've decided to register.

Llanito is extremely dificult to define. It's not a language in it's own right and it seems that not even expert linguists can decide whether it should be considered a dialect, patois, pidgin, creole or vernacular. It is also not regulated by any institution, which means that it is used in a considerably free manner where many sentence structures can be used to mean the same thing.

However, what can be said about Llanito is that it is the spoken language of Gibraltar. It is primarily based on Andalusian Spanish and includes various degrees of code-switching into British English. It allows for many Spanish words and phrases to be Anglicised as well as allowing many English words and phrases to be Hispanised. In addition to this Llanito includes a large pool of words and pharases foreign to both main constituent languages. These are said to include those from Maltese, Portuguese, Italian of the Genoese dialect and Haketia (a largely extinct Jewish-Moroccan language). It is said that over 500 words are of Genoese and Jewish origin. Llanito is unique to Gibraltar and is very different from [i]Spanglish[/i] (many travelers who come into contact with Llanito tend to confuse them). Some Llanito words (but not phrases) can be heard in the neighbouring Spanish towns of La Línea de la Concepción and San Roque (to a lesser extent). However, it cannot be said that Llanito is [i]spoken[/i] there as only isolated words are in use and includes no code-switching.

[quote author=garrettgibbons link=board=general&num=1203623171&start=0#5 date=04/21/08 at 07:43:51] Also, you always hear that Llanito has Maltese and Arabic words in it. ¿What are these palabras? Nunca he visto ninguna explanation about which come from Maltese. [/quote]

There are indeed a number of words of Maltese origin. Here are a few which I can think of off the top of my head together with the original Maltese word and Spanish/English translations:

Mesquín (from miskin) - En. "[i]pour soul[/i]" Sp. "[i]pobrecito[/i]"

Floosh (from flus) - En. "[i]money[/i]" Sp. "[i]dinero[/i]"

Charaban (from xarabank) - En. "[i]bus[/i]" Sp. "[i]autobús[/i]"

Calamita (from kalamita) - En. "[i]magnet[/i]" Sp. "[i]imán[/i]"

[i]Note: The accents on Llanito words are only added to show how they should be pronounced when reading them as if you were reading Spanish.[/i]

I hope this helps and that I can be of further help.