Talk:List of Spanish words having different meanings in distinct Spanish-speaking countries
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Deletion[edit]
This page shuold be deleted per WP:OR. Obviously, it lacks necessary comparisions along more than one Spanish dialect. In fact, this lack of further comparisions make the existent comparision arbitrary and contradictory to the title of the article.
i.e.: Aguinaldo
Spain: Christmas payment traditionally given to children
Argentina: Extra month's salary paid at Christmas(Argentina)
But in Colombia and other Latin American countries, Aguinaldo means the same than in Spain...
And the same can be told for most of the other comparisions.
So, are we having a "List of words having different meanings in Spain and Latin America", or not? I guess not. Salut, --IANVS (talk | cont) 13:27, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Help with AfD[edit]
I really don't understand the bureraucratic procedures to WP:AfD. Thanks, --IANVS (talk | cont) 13:47, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
- It wasn't properly listed; I think I've fixed that now. So, it is Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of words having different meanings in Spain and Latin America (2nd nomination). Discussions will take place there, for about 7 days; see Wikipedia:AFD#How to discuss an AfD (and other sections on the same page). Chzz ► 14:06, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Dubious[edit]
Many of the differences suggested here are dubious. The following either need sources or should be removed.
- Aguinaldo. Per this page's current content, the word means either Christmas bonus or Christmas present. This is a difference?
- Bolsa means "bag", either in the sense of a purse, a suitcase, or a generic package.
- Facha. As a noun, facha means either appearance or unsightly appearance. As an adjective it means fascist or extremist. Neither meaning seems to be geographically restricted.
- Fresa. In Mexico, as in Spain, the word means strawberry. It has an additional slang meaning of "upper class" or "nerdy" in Mexico and the USA. I don't know whether it carries this meaning elsewhere.
- Pelota. Per this page's content the singular or plural forms mean either "ball" or "ball," or "balls" or "balls". What's the difference?
- Pijo. As above, said to mean either penis or cock; these are synonyms.
Cnilep (talk) 23:52, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
- Another user removed the 'dubious' tags from these items, saying, "If it's really wrong, just remove it." I had in fact checked a published dictionary (Harrap's Compact Spanish, ISBN 0-02-861418-6), which agreed with my understanding that these words are not geographically restricted. I have therefore removed the items. If some other reliable source suggests that the words do differ, please cite it. Cnilep (talk) 23:34, 8 July 2010 (UTC)