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Old February 07, 2014, 11:25 PM
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Gufiao

Estaba velando videos de hablantes nativos del español de Puerto Rico, y me parece que una palabra común es "gufiao," y que signífica "genial" o algo así ("cool" en inglés). Mí pregunta es, ¿se puede contrar esta palabra (y no solamente la pronunciacion, que yo se es una rareza del español puertorriqueño) en el español del otros países?

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A Google search points towards Italian. I believe the word is related to owls. Puerto Rico had a big immigration of corsos or Corsicans, and Corsicans speak an Italian dialect. I have never heard the term used among Puerto Ricans, but Puerto Rico is regional despite its small land area. Perhaps owls are seen as smart and sharp. I may be a remnant of early twentieth century immigration for that region.
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Estaba velando videos de hablantes nativos del español de Puerto Rico, y me parece que una palabra común es "gufiao," y que signífica "genial" o algo así ("cool" en inglés). Mí pregunta es, ¿se puede contrar esta palabra (y no solamente la pronunciacion, que yo se es una rareza del español puertorriqueño) en el español del otros países?
No creo que 'velar' es el verbo más apto en ese sentido, creo que mirando sería major.
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