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    Reader's Guide Sun Moon Stars Junot Diaz

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    The document provides definitions and descriptions for various Spanish words and terms, along with their sources. It includes words related to Dominican culture, places in the Dominican Republic and New Jersey, historical figures from the Dominican Republic, and general Spanish terms. The sources are mostly Wikipedia articles in English about the terms defined.

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    The document provides definitions and descriptions for various Spanish words and terms, along with their sources. It includes words related to Dominican culture, places in the Dominican Republic and New Jersey, historical figures from the Dominican Republic, and general Spanish terms. The sources are mostly Wikipedia articles in English about the terms defined.

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    Reader's Guide Sun Moon Stars Junot Diaz

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    The document provides definitions and descriptions for various Spanish words and terms, along with their sources. It includes words related to Dominican culture, places in the Dominican Republic and New Jersey, historical figures from the Dominican Republic, and general Spanish terms. The sources are mostly Wikipedia articles in English about the terms defined.

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    Term Sucio Slut

    Description

    Source

    http://www.definition-of.net/advanced-wordsearches.aspx? q=sucio&match=st arts&lang=en

    Pag e# 1

    Crossroads

    Crossroads Theatre Company in New Brunswick, NJ

    http://www.cross- 1 roadstheatrecompany.org
    5 http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cab rn

    Cabronas

    Cuckolds / bastards / bitches

    Jams

    Never

    http://education.ya- 5 hoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/s panish/jams http://en.wikipedi- 7 a.org/wiki/Bartleby, _the_Scrivener http://en.wikipedi- 9 a.org/wiki/Brugal


    10 10

    Bartleby

    Character from Herman Melvilles story The Scrivener who routinely says: I would prefer not to

    Brugal

    A type of Dominican rum

    Calle XXI Viejitos

    Street 21 Old people

    Term Guagua Tigueritos Trujillo / Jefe Bus Hustlers / thugs

    Description

    Source

    Pag e# 10 11

    Rafael Trujillo, Tyrannical Dictator of the Dominican Republic 1930-1961

    http://en.wikipedi- 11 a.org/wiki/Rafael_T rujillo http://en.wikipedi- 11 a.org/wiki/Joaqu %C3%ADn_Balaguer


    11 11

    Balaguer

    Joaquin Balaguer, Trujillo confidante, President of the D.R.: 1960-62; 66-78; 86-96

    Boca Pucamaima

    Mouth Pontificia Universidad Catlica Madre y Maestra: first private Roman Catholic University http://en.wikipediin D.R.

    a.org/wiki/Pontificia_Universidad_C atlica_Madre_y_ Maestra


    Septentrionales The seven stars of the Big Dipper

    http://en.wikipedi- 11 a.org/wiki/Septentrional http://en.wikipedi- 12 a.org/wiki/La_Romana,_La_Romana

    La Romana

    Third largest city in the Dominican Republic

    Term Quisqueya

    Description Original Taino name for the island of Hispaniola, now refers to D.R.

    Source

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaniola

    Pag e# 12

    Trappists

    A Roman Catholic religious order of cloistered Benedictine monks

    http://en.wikipedi- 13 a.org/wiki/Trappists
    14

    Guachimanes Guards Tutumpotes Big shots

    http://www.proz.- 14 com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/other/18230-tutumpotes.html http://en.wikipedi- 14 a.org/wiki/Aunt_Je mima http://en.wikipedi- 14 a.org/wiki/Michel_F oucault http://www.sandy- 15 hook.com http://en.wikipedi- 16 a.org/wiki/Quadroo n
    16

    Aunt Jemima

    Slang term referring to friendly black women perceived as overly obsequious to whites

    Foucaults

    Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, social theorist, historian of ideas, and literary critic

    Sandy Hook

    A beach in New Jersey: a favorite Jersey Shore getaway for Manhattanites

    Octoroon

    Refers to people of mixed-race, generally of African and Caucasian ancestry, who are 1/8th black

    Tu si eres bel- You are beautiful, girl la, muchacha

    Term Bwana

    Description East African form of address, meaning master or sir

    Source

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bwa na

    Pag e# 16

    Triguea

    A Dominican term referring to someone identified with three races/cultures

    http://www.urban- 17 dictionary.com/define.php? term=triguena


    17

    Dyckman Chupabarrio

    Dyckman Street is located in Washington Heights, a section of northern Manhattan densely populated by Latino immigrants Neighborhood sucker

    http://www.proz.- 18 com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/other/18242-chupabarrio.html http://en.wikipedi- 18 a.org/wiki/Barcel_ (rum) http://www.urban- 20 dictionary.com/define.php? term=moreno

    Jeva Barclo

    Dame A type of Dominican rum

    Moreno

    Dark-skinned man

    Term Chacabana

    Description A Guayabera - Mexican Wedding Shirt

    Source

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guayabe ra

    Pag e# 21

    Pongndome Puffing out my chest ms chivo que un chivo

    http://www.lynnde- 22 marest.com/2012/0 9/this-is-how-youlose-her-for-gringos/ http://www.lynnde- 22 marest.com/2012/0 9/this-is-how-youlose-her-for-gringos/


    23

    Como un Im feeling sorry for myself pariguayo sin suerte

    Liborio Bauxite

    Spanish Haiti Aluminum ore

    http://en.wikipedi- 24 a.org/wiki/Bauxite http://en.wikipedi- 24 a.org/wiki/Taino http://www.interglot.com/dictionary/es/en/translate/bendiciones


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    Tanos

    The pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Bahamas, Lesser Antilles, and Greater Antilles

    Benediciones Blessings / congratulations

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