These (from Carlos Westendorp Plaza) are OK:
- Autodate – type of potatoes
- Queque – cake
- Quineguar/chineguar – King Edward potatoes (the d -> g swap is interesting; it reminds me of some Andalusian dialects in which you get b -> g (abuelo -> aguelo) etc
And this is a killer:
- Cambuyonero – Someone who trades articles of dubious procedence. Used to be applied to people who approached foreign vessels in the port to exchange merchandise (“come buy on”).
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