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‘Dominican’ isn’t exactly a real language, but it has enough dialects and unique words and phrases to confuse even the most fluent Spanish (or rather non-Dominican) speaker, and even some Dominicans!
As with dialects in any other country, ‘Dominican’ can be colorful and at times a tad confusing, so each week we will introduce common words in ‘Dominican’ that might be helpful for everyday use when talking in Spanish, or at least to help understand Dominicans!
Here we are with another instalment of the Dominican-English dictionary, with another word that might be useful in your everyday Spanish (or just to show off!).
Our Dominican word of the week is:
bacano (pronounced bah-cah-noh)
A really cool person or thing.
Example: ¡Ese concierto estaba bacano!
This series of articles is written by Hanna Cruz, one of Casa de Campo Living’s interns.
Don’t forget, if you have any suggestions for a word or a phrase, just email: hcruz@casadecampoliving.com.