Chips

[poli]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

I think a cow pie would be still wet and cow chips are after they dry. A hundred years ago, people collected cow chips to burn.

In the Caribbean, they still do. It's an effective mosqito repellent when burnt. It would probably repel me too, but abono is good stuff.

[María José]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

Mary, the word vasto is the first time I've heard that, I think what the word has a expression very rude itself context, I think what that word isn't like to the other word used in my contry Sabritas, it' sound more common and nature and a little less ugly, now the word vasto seems a name of a playing cards or pocker, such is named a of the cards, in the same playing, I tell you because I've played that game, whatever that word sound bad or vulgar in itself letters ( I don't know, Why exist a lot words in our vacabulary that are very uglies as Vasto)

If you read Sosia's post above, you'll understand both how we use basto and vasto in Spain. I think I caused some confusion with my spelling mistake.