PALANQUE

PALANQUE
 

Aloha. listening to my local radio station en Espanol, I have hear this word used, but the definition I know of doesn't make sense. ayurdarme por favor.

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What was the context, please?

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it's the announcer talking up the station--like 103.5 plays the best music, etc. also I have heart the word 'trancaso' which I don't know the meaning.

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gracias for the definition of trancaso. anyone know how palanque would be used in the music context?

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Haole Boy, Welcome to the forums.

Trancazo (with a z) means a blow, hit, strike as Joffre has mentioned. For example "le di un trancazo" - "I hit him".

As far as Palanque goes, I'm not totally sure.

Palanca is a lever, and it also can mean influence - "Tiene palanca" - "He's got influence". I've also hear Palanqueta used for a small crowbar or a slim jim (for opening cars). A Palanqueta is also a peanut and carmel candy, at least in Mexico. Are you sure the word was "palanque"?

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i heard it again today on the radio, the announcer said, 'a la palenque de tri color' (the radio station)

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Hmmm I should be el palenque not la palenque, but anyways- I'll try to investigate a bit and see if I can find anything. It would be *great* if you could record about 10 seconds of the announcer and record when he says this and upload it here. That would help a lot in trying to figure out what he's talking about.

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I think that when they say "trancazo" at the radio station they are probably meaning to the songs that they play. For example: Aqui tenemos puros trancazos; meaning here we only have hits (or the best). As for the word (I think it's) palanca which would probably mean the lever or control. In alot of "corrido" songs that word comes up and it means the gas lever of a car or truck.
I hope my info helps!

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So, trancazo is a hit like as in a hit song too?

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There isn't much to go on and maybe I'm too late in posting, but maybe, just maybe:

105.3 is the station owned by Entravision Communications Corp., a Santa Monica, Calif. firm that operates a string of Spanish stations throughout California and the Southwest, including KLNZ-FM (103.5) in the Valley, also known as Radio Tri-Color.

and one of their "feeds" is XEPLE (Radio Palenque in Palenque Chiapas Mexico).

Then it's possible that "a la palanque de tri color" is in reference to "a la (Radio) Palenque del (Entravision) Tri Color.

Source: Google

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ibenwak,

I think you've done a great piece of investigation, and I think you draw the right conclusions. Thanks,

BTW, Welcome to the forums. :)

David.

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Gracias por la bienvenida y también por el cumplido. :)