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#21
September 30, 2009, 10:53 AM
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@Brute: true, but in Spanish, "fonda", doesn't have the direct greasy connotation.
 @tacuba: In Mexico, "antro" is the latest fashion word for night club. It can include "discotecas", "bares", "cantinas", etc.
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#22
October 01, 2009, 12:31 AM
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In Spain "antro" it's the lowest level place. It can be a grease spoon, or a poor disco, or a not-renewed-in-30-years hotel.
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#23
October 01, 2009, 02:45 PM
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antro.
(Del lat. antrum y este del gr. ἄντρον). 1. m. Caverna, cueva, gruta. U. m. en leng. poét. 2. m. Local, establecimiento, vivienda, etc., de mal aspecto o reputación. I like this word, beautiful sound.
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