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Pero: but.

Mi Nina Bonita by Chino y Nacho: the song “My Pretty Girl” by the singers Chino and Nacho.

Chiquita: little girl.

Mondongo: traditional Venezuelan soup that is basically everything but the kitchen sink.

Mija: short for “mi hija,” my daughter.

Chapter 14

Uno, dos, tres: one, two, three.

Chapter 16

Estoy en problemas: I’m in trouble.

Mi nina: my girl.

Chapter 18

Cabrones (see also Chapter 20): equivalent to “assholes.”

Chanclas: the flip flops every Latino kid gets Olympically acquainted with.

Chapter 20

Amigos: friends.

Bailar pegao: colloquial way of saying dancing very close.

Cacique: a famous brand of Venezuelan rum.

El papá de los helados: extremely niche joke about the guy who went on to Venezuelan Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and answered “the daddy of ice creams” instead of the very well known lyrics of a massively popular Mexican song.

Dura: Puerto Rican way of saying a woman is hot.

Chapter 21

Mucho macho: much manly.

Chapter 22

Cono: big word used in Venezuela for many contexts, surprise, anger, frustration, etc.

Chapter 26

Eso no, pendejo: not that, fool.

Mi vida (see also Chapter 48, Epilogue): my life.

Chapter 28

Bueno: good/fine.

Chapter 30

No bueno: not good in bad Spanish grammar.

Chapter 32

Mierda, y más mierda: crap/shit, and more crap/shit.

Chapter 34

Joropo: Venezuelan folklore music.

Toy Contento: I’m happy in bad Spanish grammar.

Prima: female cousin.

No te hagas ilusiones, papá: don’t get ideas, dad. — Extra note: in certain contexts, “dad” is a way of referring to men, whether they’re fathers or not, unrelated to attraction level.

Chapter 36

Cojones: men’s dangly bits.

Chapter 37

Mi nina, ?cómo te fue?: my daughter/child, how did it go?

Chapter 44

Cállate: shut up.

Chapter 46

Cono, seré pendejo: damn, I must be a fool.

Eso es: that’s right.

Chapter 47

?Así es!: that’s right! (Yes, a different that’s right , lol).