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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!
Thanks for once again joining us for the Dominican-English dictionary, with another dose of useful (or rather useless), yet entertaining Dominican slang!
This week’s Dominican word is:
bengué (pronounced ben-geh)
Ointment used for relieving muscle pain; derived from the brand name Ben Gay.
Example: ¿Me puedes untar bengué en la espalda?
Could you rub some Ben Gay on my back?
Please remember to send us any suggestions or any words you don’t understand in Dominican slang to: hcruz@casadecampoliving.com.