Typical phrases and words that are heard in different parts of Ecuador

In different parts of our country, the options for naming something are not always what we find in the common dictionary. Over the years, lEcuadorians have created or modified words to refer to something or someone.

These expressions also vary depending on the region of the country in which we are located. Some are so common that, for example, in Cuenca there is even a dictionary with a long list of them, such as ‘gara’ (cute) or ‘chendo’ (lie).

Next, some expressions and typical words of the Coast and the Sierra of our country:

Phrases

• Elé, this is how they must come: Expression that is used in the Sierra mostly to express the happiness of seeing one or more people again.
• What a shunsho that man: Use of three different languages ​​in a sentence. Shunsho: Quichua word to refer to a person who is not very intelligent or who makes obvious mistakes. Man: man in English. The grammatical connections are in Spanish and the complete sentence means: how wrong that man or how wrong that man is (in what he thinks or believes).
• What is yours ?: Question used to find out how the other person is doing that was not known for a long time. Example: What is yours ?, to the times that I see you.

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• Meat of dog: Phrase that designates something that is very durable and resistant. Example: These shoes came out like dog meat.
• beautiful long: Phrase with which admiration is expressed before some good performance or the good qualities of someone.
• Well done: Well fed.
• A water bug is falling: refers to the presence of rain with large amounts of water. Used mainly on the coast.

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• Palisade dry: Some would imagine dragging sticks in a river, but this expression refers to a plate of rice or broth with chicken prey such as rump, wing, liver, etc. “Godmother, give me a dry palisade” is an expression that can be heard commonly anywhere in any corner of Manabí mainly.

Words (Sierra)

• Tereques: Things or material goods of a house or a place.
• Malton: The one that is not very small in size; but he has not reached the final size either, a grown teenager.
• Chimbo: When something is considered of poor quality.

Contemporary Guayaquil vocabulary

• Ñarra: That something or someone is very small, refers especially to children.
• Naple: Something true, true, full investment. It is used in many areas of Ecuador.
• Fearsome: Who cheats or cheats.

Words (Coast)

• Stayed: Staying quiet is the request, regularly made to a child or young person to keep quiet or not make noise while adults are talking or in a meeting.
• Braid: It is an object of wood or iron that people place so that a door or an access is completely closed or secured.
• Assent: When someone catches the attention of another person who is distracted from their work or any other activity. It is a request that you pay attention.

10 typical phrases and words that are used in Ecuador

• Guacharo: It refers to a person who lives alone, or has no family around him.
• Gather together: When two people decide to live together, without the need for them to marry by civil or ecclesiastical means. It also refers to when two people in a meeting want to be together undisturbed.
• Jachudo: It is said of a surly person, who does not pay attention or is simply rebellious when receiving an indication, and who does not obey when a recommendation is given. (I)