There are many problems when it comes to Spanish-English translation, related to the different dialects used by Latin Countries.
Most used Spanish dialects are Mexican’s and Carribbean’s, but Argentinian natives, specifically “porteños” (born in “Rio de la Plata” surroundings) use lots of “Lunfardo” words. Not even mentioning Spanish used in Argentina is from Castilla, which uses its own dialect other than Madrid’s.
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Hi, I am writing to you from Holland, Europe. I don’t speak spanish, but I am looking for a word in spanish, or even better in lunfardo. The word I am looking for is the name of an old argentinian 10 pesos coin from 1962-1968 with a gaucho pictured on it. I know in spanish it is “”diez pesos”", but i was wondering if there is a slang word for this coin in lunfardo. Like in english you call this coin a “”ten cents”" coin, but also you have the word “”dime”". So can you tell me if the word “”dime”" has a spanish or lunfardo translation?
Thanks in advance for your reply.
No, there’s no lunfardo for a 10 pesos coin, like dime, or nickel for the US coins, although, there are many slangs for the number 10, e.g. “un Diego”, which means “one of the ten ones”, or so, but it comes from Diego Maradona times, not before. Another slang for “10 pesos” (not specifically the coin) could be “diez de guita”, which means something like “ten of legal tender”
Perhaps you were loooking for verdolaga – a ten pesos bill that circulated until 1947.
I came across the word “plum” in an article about a man in Argentina at Carnaval in Buenos Aires. When he sees the Reina del Carnaval he says, “Che, ¡qué piba! After that, he says, “Plum”. I understand the first part, “Hey, what a girl,” but I can’t find a translation for “plum”. Would appreciate your help.