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Chapter Three (paperback pages 77 - 165) for "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"

If you can help improve this in any way, please drop me an email (in English) and I'd be happy to change it - this is just what I was able to cobble together.

Term	Description	Page #
or the trumpets from the Island of our eviction had even sounded	A book of poetry by Puerto Rican/American poet Martin Espada "Trumpets from the Island of their Eviction" This is a poem in the book and also the book title. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Espada	77
Baní {Bani}	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban%C3%AD	77
DoYos	Dominican Yorks (discussed in earlier chapter)	77
página en blanco {pagina en blanco}	"blank page"	78
Minas Tirith	Minas Tirith, originally named Minas Anor, is a heavily fortified city in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth writings, which was the capital of Gondor in the second half of the Third Age. It is often referred to as the White City and the City of Kings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minas_Tirith	78
la pequeña {la pequena}	the small one	78
Mordor	In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Mordor is the dwelling place of Sauron (the bad guy). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordor	78
parque	"park"	78
chancletas	cheap flip flop sandals	79
Oyá-souls {Oya-souls}	Some relation to this, maybe? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oya	79
tranquilidad	"tranquility"	79
flash clothes	showy, stylish, etc.	79
nathan	someone writes in: "It means 'nothing'. It comes from the Notorious B.I.G. song 'One More Chance'. There is a line where he is referring to women '... dummies, those wantin' money. Those the kind I like cause they don't get NATHAN but penetration'"	79
Lost Childhood	Someone writes in that this may be a reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Childhood_%28Yehuda_Nir%29	80
Hypatía {Hypatia}	Beli is probably named after Hypatia of Alexandria, a Greek scholar from Alexandria in Egypt, considered the first notable woman in mathematics, who also taught philosophy and astronomy. She lived in Roman Egypt, and was killed by a Christian mob who blamed her for religious turmoil. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia_of_Alexandria	80
ven acá {ven aca}	"come here"	80
inchoate	imperfectly formed or formulated http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inchoate	80
Alcatraz	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Island	80
Houdini holes		80
Tainos	The Taínos were pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C3%ADno	80
flacas	something like "thin girls"	80
mon frère {frere}	French for "my brother"	81
maldita ciguapa	maldita = damn A Ciguapa (pronounced see-GOOAH-pah) is a mythological creature of Dominican folklore. They are commonly described as having human female form with brown or dark blue skin, backward facing feet (to mislead those that would follow their tracks), and very long manes of smooth, glossy hair that covers their otherwise naked bodies. They supposedly inhabit the high mountains of the Dominican Republic, and are commonly assumed to derive from the Maboya of Taino mythology. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguapa	81
alizé {alize}	trade winds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_winds	82
La chica de mi escuela	"The girl from my school"	82
milieu	the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milieu	82
punctilious	marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punctilious	82
colmado superstar	something like a "grocery store superstar" (a coarse person?)	82
media-campesina	"half-peasant" or "half-hick"	82
ladronazos	something like "huge thieves"	83
In the Time of the Butterflies	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Time_of_the_Butterflies	83
Salcedo	Salcedo is the capital city of the Hermanas Mirabal Province in the Dominican Republic. It is famous for being the birthplace of the Dominican heroines, the Mirabal sisters who gave their lives in the struggle against the dictator Rafael Trujillo. There is a museum in the town, Ojo de Agua (meaning Water Eye) commemorating three of sisters who were killed in the struggle against dictatorship. It is tended to by the remaining sister, Bélgica (Dedé) Mirabal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salcedo,_Dominican_Republic	83
Miranda	Someone said that Miranda was a character in "In the Time of the Butterflies" who protected a poor girl at school. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_(Shakespeare)	83
bonewalls of the macroverse	Probably a comic book reference: http://www.comicvine.com/macroverse/34-56470/	84
Ritual of Chüd {Ritual of Chud}	From Stephen King's It - an enormous battle of wills http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(novel)	84
Sycorax	Theory 1 (probable): A race of evil intelligent humanoids who act as recurring antagonists in Dr. Who. The Sycorax are described as living in a distant part of the galaxy. http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Sycorax Theory 2: Sycorax, an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest (1611), is a powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is stranded. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycorax	84
dalit	Dalit is a self-designation for a group of people of South Asian descent traditionally regarded as untouchables or of low caste. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalit	84
pulpería {pulperia}	small grocery store http://www.merriam-webster.com/spanish/pulperia	84
Phantom Zone	The Phantom Zone is a fictional prison dimension featured in the Superman comic books. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_zone	84
maestra	teacher	85
barrio	neighborhood	85
Immortals	Not sure if this is referencing something specific, or just generic gods (like the Mount Olympus crew).	85
Apotheosis	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apotheosis	85
Cervantes	Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, considered the first modern novel by some, is considered a classic of Western literature and is regularly regarded among the best novels ever written. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervantes	85
Squadron Supreme	The Squadron Supreme is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squadron_Supreme	86
novio	"boyfriend" or "fiance"	86
chancletas	cheap flip flop sandals	86
Jean-Pierre Aumont	a French actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Pierre_Aumont	87
caribeña {caribena}	girl from the Carribbean	87
Anacaona	Anacaona, also called the Golden Flower, was a Taíno queen. She was celebrated as a composer of ballads and narrative poems, called areytos. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacaona	87
pan de agua	Dominican water bread, often served for breakfast http://www.dominicancooking.com/rice-pasta-tubers-bread/1418-pan-agua-water-bread.html	87
jiringonza	Someone sent this in: "The word is jerigonza not jiri- is a language or communication hard to interpret as it is phrased in a somewhat modified vocabulary like lotsa slang or argot, often used to keep a conversation very private."	87
boleros	slow sentimental Latin songs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolero	88
canciones	"songs"	88
versos	"verses"	88
Listín Diario {Listin Diario}	newspaper http://www.listin.com.do/app/frontpage.aspx	88
Casanova Wave	I'm guessing something like Beatlemania?	88
bravos	bold, courageous guys	88
buenmosos	good looking guys, hunks	88
Rubirosas	Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza was a Dominican playboy (see footnote #4, page 12) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porfirio_Rubirosa	88
Jacob	Jacob is the third Biblical patriarch. Jacob was the son of Isaac with Rebekah, the twin brother of Esau, and grandson of Abraham. Jacob played a major part in some of the later events in the Book of Genesis. See note further down this page about Jacob wrestling with the angel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob	89
Kimota!	This is what Micky Moran says to transform into Marvelman (phonetically, "atomic" backwards) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracleman	89
melnibonian	Melniboné is an island featured in the writings of Michael Moorcock. It is the homeland of Elric, one of the incarnations of the Eternal Champion. Its people, the Melnibonéans, are not human, resembling instead the elves of legend — skilled with magic and beautiful, though psychologically similar to cats, with a callous nature. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melnibone	89
salchicha	a kind of sausage	89
socorro	something like "relief worker"	89
Balaguer	Joaquín Amparo Balaguer Ricardo was the President of the Dominican Republic from 1960 to 1962, from 1966 to 1978, and again from 1986 to 1996. An unlikely strongman, he had been a protégé of Rafael Trujillo and, though frequently accused of election fraud and of intimidating would-be opponents, he was considered one of the craftiest politicians. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Balaguer	90
ringwraiths	In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, the Nazgûl (also called Ringwraiths, Ring-wraiths, Black Riders, Dark Riders, the Nine Riders, or simply the Nine) are nine undead human kings who have succumbed through greed to Sauron's power and attained immortality as wraiths bound to the power of the One Ring as servants of The Enemy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringwraiths	90
homunculi	something similar to a human being that is not actually human http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homunculi	90
Apollo	In Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo is one of the most important and many-sided of the Olympian deities. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; archery; medicine and healing; music, poetry, and the arts; and more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo	90
Mithra	Mithra is an important deity or divine concept (Yazata) in Zoroastrianism and later Iranian history and culture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithra	90
caballero	"gentleman"	91
Caramba	a curse word http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C2%A1Ay,_caramba!	91
cerulean	Cerulean may be applied to a range of colors from deep blue, sky-blue, bright blue or azure color through greenish blue colors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerulean	91
Eyes of Atlantis	I think this just means "blue"	91
a terrible beauty has been born	Someone writes in that this is an allusion to Yeats' poem Easter, 1916. He, too, has been changed in his turn, Transformed utterly: A terrible beauty is born. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter,_1916	91
ibis	a long-legged bird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibis	91
un mujerón total {un mujeron total}	something like "a full grown attractive woman"	91
Roman Polanski	Roman Raymond Polanski is an Academy Award-winning and four-time nominated Polish-French film director, writer, actor, producer, Holocaust survivor, and convicted child rapist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Polanski	91
caught a cuerpazo	something like "got a sexy body"	91
tetúa / La Tetúa Suprema {tetua / La Tetua Suprema}	probably a large-breasted woman	92
Breasts of Luba	I'm guessing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luba_(comic_book_character) especially after seeing this picture.	92
A culo que jalaba m´s que una junta de buey {A culo que jalaba mas que una junta de buey}	The literal translation is something like "An ass that's pulling more than a group of oxen". Someone writes in: "Has the literal translation, but incorrect intended meaning. What this saying means is that - Her ass (looks) pull more (men) than a group of oxen."	92
Jack Kirby	Jacob Kurtzberg, better known by the pen name Jack Kirby, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor widely recognized as one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in comics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kirby	92
Uatu the Watcher	Uatu, often simply known as The Watcher, is a fictional character created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Fantastic Four Volume 1 #13 (April 1963). He is a member of the Watchers, an extraterrestrial species who in the distant past stationed themselves across space to monitor the activities of other species. Uatu is the Watcher assigned to observe Earth and its solar system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uatu_the_Watcher	92
DarkZoner	Probably someone who lives on the "dark side" of the earth.	92
Glissant	Edouard Glissant (born in Sainte-Marie, Martinique in 1928) is a French writer, poet and literary critic. He is widely recognised as being one of the most influential figures in Caribbean thought and cultural commentary. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edouard_Glissant	92
Ande el diablo!	Expletive, something like "go to the devil!" or "the devil, you say!"	92
Novi Orbis	"New World", the kind of thing you'd seen written on ancient maps of North America, for example	92
Danger Room	The Danger Room is a fictional training facility built for the X-Men of Marvel Comics as part of the various incarnations of the X-Mansion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Room	93
Dios mío asesina {Dios mio asesina}	Someone writes in that this means "My god (you are a) killer. - refering to the fact that she could kill with her good looks." Someone else writes that it means "my god her looks can kill". You get the idea.	93
y ese tetatorio	Something like "those're some tits!"	93
que pechonalidad	"what a chest". Someone writes in: "It's a mix of personalidad/personality and pecho/breast." http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pechonalidad	93
tal-and-tal	"such-and-such"	93
the One Ring	The One Ring is an artifact that appears as the pivotal plot element in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy fiction. It is described in an earlier story, The Hobbit (1937), as a magic ring of invisibility. The sequel The Lord of the Rings (1954-55) reveals that its powers are much more encompassing than mere invisibility, and concerns the quest to destroy the Ring, revealed to be malevolent — being created by the primary antagonist, Sauron. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_ring	94
Green Lantern	Green Lantern is the name of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring that gives the user great control over the physical world as long as the wielder has sufficient willpower and strength to wield it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Lantern	94
With great power comes great responsibility	Quote from Spider-Man (among others) - see this page for more details: http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2005_10_06.html	94
Ahab	Ahab is the tyrannical captain of the Pequod who is driven by a monomaniacal desire to kill Moby Dick, the whale that maimed him on his last whaling voyage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick#Ahab	95
"Wonder ye then at the fiery hunt?"	Quote from Moby Dick http://www.classicallibrary.org/melville/moby/chapter44.htm	95
Ovid	Publius Ovidius Naso (March 20, 43 BC – 17 or 18 AD) was a Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid who wrote on many topics, including love, seduction, and mythological transformations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovid	97
Fantastic Four	The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_four	97
Galactus	Galactus is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactus	97
X-Men	The X-Men are a team of fictional superhero characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-men	97
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants	The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as "The Brotherhood" and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a fictional character group, Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. They are among the chief adversaries of the X-Men. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhood_of_Evil_Mutants	97
Teen Titans	The Teen Titans, also known as The New Teen Titans, New Titans, or The Titans, is a DC Comics superhero team. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_titans	97
Deathstroke	Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson), also called Deathstroke (and originally simply the Terminator) is a fictional character, a supervillain and sometime anti-hero in the DC Comics Universe. He is a mercenary and assassin who first appeared in The New Teen Titans (vol. 1) #2 (1980). Wizard Magazine rated him the 84th greatest villain of all time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathstroke	97
Foreman and Ali	The Rumble in The Jungle was a historic boxing event that took place on 30 October 1974, in the Mai 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). It pitted then world Heavyweight champion George Foreman against former world champion and challenger Muhammad Ali. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rumble_in_the_Jungle	97
Morrison and Crouch	Probably Toni Morrison and Stanley Crouch Here's a quote from an article on Stanley Crouch: "...[Crouch] dared to eviscerate several African-American icons, notably Nobel Laureate novelist Toni Morrison, whom he fingered as a literary snake-oil saleswoman who 'perpetually interrupts her narrative with maudlin ideological commercials.'" http://www.salon.com/bc/1999/01/19bc.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Crouch	97
Sammy and Sergio	Possibly Sam Viviano and Sergio Aragonés, who both wrote for Mad Magazine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Viviano and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Aragonés	97
Rushdie	Salman Rushdie is a British Indian novelist and essayist. He first achieved fame with his second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), which won the Booker Prize in 1981. Much of his early fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent. His style is often classified as magical realism mixed with historical fiction, and a dominant theme of his work is the story of the many connections, disruptions and migrations between the Eastern and Western world. His fourth novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), was at the center of protests from Muslims in several countries. Some of the protests were violent and Rushdie faced death threats and a fatwā (religious edict) issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then Supreme Leader of Iran. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie	97
sepulchral	funereal http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sepulchral	97
tertulia	kind of like a Latin American literary salon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertulia	97
Fidel	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_castro	97
Batista	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulgencio_Batista	97
ladroncitos	something like "little thieves" http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/dictionary/es-en/ladroncitos.php	98
Betances	Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán (April 8, 1827 – September 16, 1898) was a Puerto Rican nationalist. He was the primary instigator of the Grito de Lares revolution, and as such, is considered to be the father of the Puerto Rican independence movement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betances	98
helados	ice creams http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helados	98
Ramfis	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramfis_Trujillo	99
Kim Novak	Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American actress who was one of her nation's most popular movie stars in the late 1950s. She is best known for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Novak	99
John F. Kennedy (JFK) Presidential Library	The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and museum of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. It is located on Columbia Point in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, next to the Boston campus of the University of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Archives. It was designed by the architect I. M. Pei. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JFK_Presidential_Library	99
dissolutely	lacking restraint http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissolutely	99
Ripio / rípio	Look, everyone knows this is really referring to his genitalia. "Ripio" can literally translate to "rubble" or "stone fragments", maybe referring to something used to fill in holes (ha ha), but colloquially it means "dick" or "prick". The author could also be making a Jack the Ripper pun. (Please stop sending me updated translations on this, ok? I think this is the note that has generated the most email... :-)	99
Shiva	Shiva is a major Hindu god, and one of the Trimurtis. In some other Hindu denominations, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent the three primary aspects of the divine in Hinduism and are collectively known as the Trimurti. In this school of religious thought, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the maintainer or preserver, and Shiva is the destroyer or transformer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva	99
lingam	a stylized phallic symbol that is worshipped in Hinduism as a sign of generative power and that represents the god Shiva http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lingam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingam	99
destroyer of worlds	A reference to a line in the Bhagavad Gita, one of the most important Hindu scriptures: "I am Death [or Time, depending on translation], the great destroyer of worlds, and I have come here to destroy all people." Robert Oppenheimer claims to have thought of this quotation upon witnessing the first nuclear test in 1945. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita	99
4d10	Someone writes in: "4d10 is a reference to Dungeons and Dragons. Roll 4 d10s (ten sided dice), add them up, and take that much damage. It's a pretty high number; average people have something like 4 hit points."	100
scromfed	To devour, as in food. To chow down. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=scromf	100
una prieta	a very dark-skinned girl Someone writes in: "a black dominican girl, kinky hair, darker than mulata; similar to morena, a euphemistic reference to a negro"	100
do-lo	Down-low (also "on the down low" or "on the DL") may refer to any activity or relationship kept discreet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down-low http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?defid=1055432&term=dolo	100
Strom Thurmond	James Strom Thurmond was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and as a United States Senator. He also ran for the Presidency of the United States in 1948 as the segregationist States Rights Democratic Party (Dixiecrat) candidate. Shortly after Thurmond's death, Essie Mae Washington-Williams publicly revealed that she was Strom Thurmond's illegitimate (African-American) daughter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_thurmond	100
turbidity	deficient in clarity or purity http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turbidity	103
I will not serve.	Non serviam is Latin for "I will not serve". The phrase is generally attributed to Lucifer, who is said to have spoken these words to express rejection to serve his God in the heavenly kingdom. Today "Non serviam" is also used or referred to as motto by a number of political, cultural, and religious groups to express their wish not to conform; it may be used to express a radical view against established common beliefs and organisational structures accepted by the majority. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_serviam	103
zángana {zangana}	"drone" - someone suggests "lazy bones", someone else writes in "dumbass"	104
criada	"maid"	104
esponja	"sponge"	105
ciclón {ciclon}	"cyclone"	106
venality	open to corrupt influence and especially bribery http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venality	106
mendacity	deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mendacity	106
Jodido	something like "fucked".	106
azuana	someone from Azua	106
Gormenghast	Gormenghast refers to a trilogy of books revolving around the Castle Gormenghast, written by Mervyn Peake. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gormenghast	107
cibaños / cibaeña / cibaeño {cibaeno}	Someone from Cibao, a rich, prosperous valley located in the northern Dominican Republic. From a paper someone found online and sent in: "For at least the past two centuries, the categories sureno and cibaeno have been markers of cultural-ethnic culture, ideology, and identity (heavily influenced by racial prejudice) as well as signifiers of entitlement to the fruits of socio-economic progress."	107
cristiano	Google says "Christian". Someone writes in that this could be used kind of like "fellow man".	107
bonhomie	good-natured easy friendliness http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonhomie	107
princesa	"princess"	107
mesera	"waitress"	107
caracaracol	Someone points out that there's a Taino mythical figure called "Deminan Caracaracol" who seems to be a bit of a trickster: http://www.godslaidbare.com/pantheons/caribbean/deminan-caracaracol.php	108
Noh	Noh is a major form of classic Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Noh has been slow and stylised for several centuries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh	108
raconteur	a person who excels in telling anecdotes http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raconteur	108
palaver	misleading or beguiling speech; someone suggests "idle talk or chatter" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palaver	108
dominicanos cultos	"cultured Dominicans"	108
Oye, parigüayo, y qué pasó con esa esposa tuya? {Oye, pariguayo, y que paso con esa esposa tuya?}	"Hey bystander, what happend to that wife of yours?"	108
Gordo, no me digas que tú todavía tienes hambre? {Gordo, no me digas que tu todavia tienes hambre?}	"Fatty, don't tell me that you're still hungry?"	108
mi'ja	contraction for "mi hija", an endearment	108
pendejada	"bullshit"	108
taza	"cup"	108
Penelope	In Homer's Odyssey, Penelópē is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence and so is eventually rejoined with him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope	109
Whore of Babylon	The Whore of Babylon is one of several Christian allegorical figures of supreme evil mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. The Whore is associated with the Antichrist and the Beast of Revelation by connection with an equally allegorical kingdom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whore_of_babylon	109
chooch	[maybe] The term is derived from the Italian ciuccio and means dummy, idiot, or moron. http://italian.about.com/b/2004/08/18/yo-chooch.htm Someone writes in: could be shortened slang for mutt or dog - http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chucho	109
Elysium	In Greek mythology, Elysium was a section of the Underworld. The Elysian Fields, or the Elysian Plains, were the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elysium	109
sapos	"toads"	109
abrazo	"hug"	109
Hipólito Mejía {Hipolito Mejia}	Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez (born 22 February 1941, in Gurabo, Santiago Province), was President of the Dominican Republic from 16 August 2000 to 16 August 2004. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip%C3%B3lito_Mej%C3%ADa	109
Mantle	Mickey Mantle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mantle	110
Maris	Roger Maris http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Maris	110
Marichal	Juan Marichal, a Dominican baseball player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Marichal	110
reconquista	"reconquest"	110
jueguito	"game" Someone writes in: "jueguito" is literally "little game"; "juego" is game and "ito" is the diminutive suffix. It shows a dismissive tone by Lola about baseball.	110
Arbenz	Colonel Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán (September 14, 1913 – January 27, 1971) was the President of Guatemala from 1951 to 1954, when he was ousted in a coup d'état organized by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, known as Operation PBSUCCESS, and was replaced by a military junta, headed by Colonel Carlos Castillo, plunging the country into chaos and long-lasting political turbulence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbenz	110
Nixon	Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the thirty-seventh President of the United States (1969–1974), and the only president to ever resign the office. He was also the thirty-sixth Vice President of the United States (1953–1961). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon	110
Guerrillas of the Sierra Maestra	Sierra Maestra is a mountain range that runs westward across the south of the old Oriente Province from what is now Guantánamo Province to Niquero in southeast Cuba, rising abruptly from the coast. The Sierra Maestra has a long history of guerrilla warfare. Starting with the resistance of the Tainos under Guamá, the Cimarrón Neo-Taíno nations escaped slave cultures, and the Ten Years' War and the Cuban War of Independence. After Fidel Castro returned to Cuba from exile in Mexico, he and the few other survivors from the failed attack on Moncada Barracks hid out in Sierra Maestra. They were able to expand the 26th of July Movement, starting a revolution throughout the region. They built up guerrilla columns, and in collaboration with other groups in the central provinces, Escopeteros on the foot hills and plains, and the urban resistance, eventually overthrew Fulgencio Batista. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Maestra	110
Arquimedes is probably named after Archimedes	Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 BC – c. 212 BC) was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arquimedes	110
zapatero	"cobbler" or "shoemaker" - a person who repairs shoes	110
tirapiedra	"rock throwers"	110
quemagoma	"tire burner" (someone writes that this means guerilla)	110
Johnny Abbes García	Johnny Abbes García was the feared chief of the governmental intelligence office during the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. He is mostly regarded as a ruthless murderer and as the real mastermind behind most of the human rights violations during Trujillo's regime. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Abbes	110
Morgul Lords	Minas Morgul, also known by its earlier name of Minas Ithil, is a fictional fortified city in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Its full name is Minas Ithil in the Morgul Vale, since the city is located in a deep valley of the same name. At the time of the War of the Ring, the Witch-king of Angmar and most of the Nazgûl dwelled in Minas Morgul. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minas_Morgul	110
François Duvalier {Francois Duvalier}	Dr. François Duvalier, known as "Papa Doc" (April 14, 1907 – April 21, 1971[1]), was the President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971. In 1964 he made himself President for Life. He ruled until his death in 1971, in a regime marked by autocracy, corruption, and state-sponsored terrorism through his private militia known as Tonton Macoutes. He was estimated to have caused the deaths of 30,000 and exile of thousands more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Duvalier	111
Guacanagarí {Guacanagari}	Guacanagari or Guacanagarix, was one of the five caciques of Hispaniola in the western part of the island which is now present day Haiti. He received Christopher Columbus after the Santa Maria was wrecked during Columbus' first voyage to the New World. When Columbus left, neighbouring caciques attacked the Spanish settlement La Navidad which is Caracol Bay in present day Haiti. The Spanish were massacred and both La Navidad and the town of Guacanagari were burnt down. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guacanagari	111
Fielder's choice	In baseball, fielder's choice (abbreviated FC) is a term used to refer to a variety of plays involving an offensive player reaching a base due to the defense's attempt to put out another baserunner, or the defensive team's indifference to his advance. Fielder's choice is not called by the umpires on the field of play; rather, it is recorded by the official scorer to account for the offensive player's advance without crediting him with an offensive statistic such as a hit or stolen base. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielder%27s_choice	111
Ese ladrón no va' pa' ningú la'o. {Ese ladron no va' pa' ningu la'o.}	Someone writes in that this translates to "That thief is going nowhere." Someone else writes: "short for ese ladrón no vale para ningún lado - that thief isn't good on any side".	112
campo	"countryside"	112
cuerpo	"body"	112
pipa	probably "belly" http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/pipa	112
mujer alegre	Google says "cheerful woman" but from context it's more like "party girl"	112
el lío en que me metí anoche {el lio en que me meti anoche}	"the mess that I got into last night"	112
hermanita	"sister"	112
hijo de la porra	something like "son of sperm"? Maybe bastard child? Or maybe closer to English's "sonofabitch"? http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=porra Porra can also mean stupid: http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/porra	113
comehuevo	something like "egg eater"? Someone wrote in that this refers to testicle swallowers, or homosexuals	113
desgraciado	"bastard"	113
maldito	"damn"	113
burbuja	"bubble"	113
candela	something like "hot"	113
esto	"this"	113
Alexander	from context, a club	114
Café Atlantico	from context, a club	114
Jet Set	from context, a club	114
La negra está encendida! {La negra esta encendida!}	Something like "The (dark girl) is on fire!"	114
bailarina cubana	"Cuban dancer"	114
no lo pareces	"not what you look like" or "not what you seem"	114
pasos	"steps"	114
Rat Pack	The Rat Pack was a group of popular entertainers most active between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s. Its most famous line-up featured Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop, who appeared together on stage in films in the early-1960s, including the movie Ocean's Eleven. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_pack	115
louche	not reputable or decent http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/louche	115
Atahualpa	Atahualpa, Atahuallpa, Atabalipa, or Atawallpa (b. Quito – d. Cajamarca, August 29, 1533), was the last sovereign emperor of the Tahuantinsuyu, or the Inca Empire. During the Spanish Invasion, the Spaniard Francisco Pizarro crossed his path, captured Atahualpa, and used him to control the Inca empire. Eventually, the Spanish executed Atahualpa by garrote, ending the Inca Empire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atahualpa	115
como una ruda	something like "roughly"	115
a Beli le salío el lobo {a Beli le salio el lobo}	something like "the wolf in Beli came out"	115
No. Me. Toques.	"Don't. Touch. Me."	115
Street Fighter	Street Fighter is a popular series of fighting games in which the players pit competitive fighters from around the world, each with his or her own special moves, against one another. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_fighter	115
gordo azaroso	something like "dangerous fat man". Someone writes in that "azar" means chance, so that makes it something like "fat gambler" or "fat daredevil".	116
ese poco hombre, ese mamahuevo!	"that little man, that cocksucker!"	116
arroz con habichuelas	"rice with beans"	118
que te dío una pela {que te dio una pela}	Someone wrote in: "who gave you a beating"	118
pista	dance floor	118
Samaná {Samana}	Samaná is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the northeastern part of the Dominican Republic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saman%C3%A1_Province	119
sindicatos	union members, I'm guessing	119
Witchking of Angmar	The Witch-king of Angmar, also known as the Lord of the Nazgûl and The Black Captain among other names, is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings. In Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, he is the chief of the Nazgûl (Ringwraiths), the chief servants of the Dark Lord Sauron. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-king_of_Angmar	120
Have Gun – Will Travel	Have Gun — Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. The show followed the adventures of Paladin, a gentleman/gunfighter (played by Richard Boone on television, and by John Dehner on radio), who preferred to settle problems without violence, yet, when forced to fight, excelled. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Gun_Will_Travel	120
popóla {popola}	pussy http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=popóla	121
capaz	"able" or "capable"	121
alguien	"Someone"	121
the Great Eye	Sauron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauron	121
Rosario	Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is the third largest city in Argentina in terms of area and population. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario	121
sureño {sureno}	"southerner"	121
gank	something like "gang killing". http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gank	122
gully	Something from the streets, gutter, and/or gangsta http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gully	122
Max Gómez / Máximo Gómez {Max Gomez / Maximo Gomez}	Máximo Gómez y Báez (November 18, 1836 in the Dominican Republic - June 17, 1905 in Havana, Cuba) was a Major General in the Ten Years' War (1868-1878) and Cuba's military commander in that country's War of Independence (1895-1898). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximo_Gomez	122
sacó piés {saco pies}	something like "took to his feet" - basically, took off	122
moncadistas	Moncadista is the name given to Fidel Castro’s comrades of arms in the assault to Moncada Garrison in July 26, 1953 http://www.cadenahabana.cu/ingles/ingles07190508.htm	123
yolas	A small wooden boat in the Dominican Republic used in fishing and, increasingly, illegal migration and narco-trafficking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yola	123
clavo saca clavo	"One nail drives out another." http://www.wikiproverbs.com/index.php/Un_clavo_saca_otro_clavo.	124
Caliban	Caliban is one of the primary antagonists in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. He is referred to as a calvaluna/mooncalf, a freckled monster. In some traditions he is depicted as a wild man, or a deformed man, or a beast man, or sometimes a mix of fish and man. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliban There's also a character from The X-Men called Caliban who is named after the Shakespeare character: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliban_(comics)	124
assiduity	"persistent personal attention" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assiduity	124
lana	money (literally 'wool') http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lana	124
cursí-ness {cursi-ness}	something like "vulgar-ness" Someone wrote in: "Cursiness is when one pretends or asserts to be elegant when in fact he is shabby." http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cursi	124
Azua	Azua de Compostela is a city in the south of the Dominican Republic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81zua_de_Compostela	124
the Hamaca	from context, a club	124
the Tropicalia	from context, a club	124
the Country Club	from context, a club	124
Cyranos	Someone writes in: "Cyrano de Bergerac is a French play by Edmond Rostand that takes place in the 18th century. The title character, Cyrano, is a soldier who is in love with the beautiful lady Roxanne. But he is ashamed of his uncommon appearance (he has a very large nose) and only admires her from afar, until he meets pretty-boy Christian, another soldier in his company who is also in love with Roxanne. But Christian does not have Cyrano's skills in words and wit, so the two strike a deal: Cyrano will write letters and poems to Roxanne but Christian will sign and deliver them in order to win Roxanne's heart with both physical and intellectual beauty. "Thus the book is describing the grad students as good love letter writers who are never seen or appreciated." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac_(play)	124
muelas	Something like "pick-up lines"	124
un hombre bien social	Different opinions on this - people have written in that it means a range of things, from "a sociable man" to "benefactor of society"	125
prendas	can mean jewelry or treasures http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/prendas	125
diabluras	pranks, nasty deeds http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=diablura	125
katana	A katana is a type of Japanese sword, and is often called a "samurai sword." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katana	126
chulo	The word in Spanish directly translates to "pimp". In Spain the word means "cool". It is synonymous with "bad ass" or "bad guy". http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chulo	126
una tormenta en la madrugada	"a storm in the morning" or "a storm at dawn"	127
comparona	Someone that thinks she is better than everyone else. http://dr1.com/forums/spanish-101/53405-comparona.html	127
infierno	"hell"	128
brutos	"gross" or "crude"	128
cochinos	"pigs"	128
hija de la gran puta	"daughter of the great whore"	130
jodiéndome {jodiendome}	something like "fucking with me" or "messing with me"	130
mona	I think "idiot", but maybe "monkey" (so perhaps "ugly")? Someone writes in that this means "cute" or "cutie". http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mona http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/mona	131
capitaleños {capitalenos}	Probably "people from the capital city of Santo Domingo"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Domingo_Province	132
27 de Febrero	The national highway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenida_27_de_Febrero	132
Güaley {Gualey}	a Sector of the Distrito Nacional http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrito_Nacional	132
chulería {chuleria}	"something charming"	132
primavera	"Spring"	132
pescado frito	"fried fish"	133
río {rio}	"river"	133
hamaca	"hammock"	133
achiote	Achiote [ah-chee-OH-tay] The slightly musky-flavored seed of the annatto tree is available whole or ground in East Indian, Spanish and Latin markets. Buy whole seeds when they're a rusty red color. Brown seeds are old and flavorless. Achiote seed is also called annatto which, in its paste and powdered form, is used in the United States to color butter, margarine, cheese and smoked fish. http://swankcatering.blogspot.com/2007/02/anchiote-or-annatto.html	134
colmado	"grocer"	135
campesinos	"peasants"	135
dulces	"sweets"	135
Abelard	Beli's father - more on him later	137
no me jodas	"Don't fuck with me!" http://pigeon.tzo.com/spanish/vulgar.html	138
tacaña {tacana}	Google says "mean girl"; someone writes in that this "means cheap, does not want to part with money"	138
calumny	the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calumny	139
baká {baka}	something like "idiotic" (Japanese) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=baka	139
una mujer bien fuerte y bien cruel	something like "a very strong and very cruel woman"	139
yuan	Chinese currency - 1 yuan is worth about US $0.14 right now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_yuan	139
mota	speck http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/mota	139
shelob	Shelob is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. She appears at the end of the second volume of The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers. Shelob was an "evil thing in spider form". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelob	139
jacaranda	a flowering tree http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacaranda	140
mi monita	"little blonde" or "little monkey", an endearment http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080302131334AAKPfLn	141
toto podrido	"rotten pussy"	141
cara de culo	"ass face"	141
Cómeme el culo {Comeme el culo}	something like "bite my ass" (probably equivalent sentiment to "kiss my ass" in English)	141
Déjame {Dejame}	Someone writes in that this means "let me (do) or leave me (alone)"	141
mass driver	A mass driver is essentially a coilgun that magnetically accelerates a package consisting of a magnetisable holder containing a payload. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_driver	143
funtoosh	someone writes in: "Funtoosh is SE Asian for finished or beat up"	143
atavistic	recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atavistic	144
Todopoderoso	"The Almighty", eg God	145
kaiju	Kaiju is a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster." The most famous kaiju is Godzilla. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiju	145
Corbusian	Of, pertaining to, of characteristic of the French architect Le Corbusier http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Corbusian	146
entiendes	"understand"	146
plepla	something like "silliness"	148
Dark Knight Returns	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is a Batman comic book mini-series written and drawn by Frank Miller and published by DC Comics from February to June 1986. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Knight_Returns	148
Coldbringer	a soviet nuclear warhead http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Batman:_The_Dark_Knight_Returns	148
coraje	"nerve" or "anger" http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=coraje	148
Source Wall	The Source Wall is a fictional structure in the DC Comics universe. The wall lies on the edge of the known universe, in the Promethean Galaxy. Beyond the wall lies what is known as The Source, a cosmic essence or being that is the "source" of all that exists. The wall is theoretically passable. However, all those who try have been inevitably trapped in it. Over time it has been made up of the bodies of would-be conquerors and curiosity seekers from all across the universe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_Wall	149
sueño, sueño, sueño, como tú te llamas {sueno, sueno, sueno, como tu te llamas}	Something like: "sleep, sleep, sleep, what is your name". Someone writes in that it means "I dream and dream and dream of you calling my name"	150
chabine	someone writes in: mixed race person with light, freckled skin, crinkly fairish hair, sometimes with green eyes http://motspluriels.arts.uwa.edu.au/MP798bo.html http://books.google.com/books?id=9BcP247oGWcC&pg=PA133&lpg=PA133&dq=caribbean+chabin&source=bl&ots=0J0sJmEJJl&sig=laBnVzltZ8ZX03ps-jLAPPCQTTM&hl=en&ei=yuiWSZyPCoOftwfdvKC6Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result	150
Yo me llamo sueño de la madrugada {Yo me llamo sueno de la madrugada}	"Yes, we can sleep until the morning", maybe more literally something like "I call myself the dream of the dawn."	150
lucha	"fight"	150
perico ripiao conjunto	band http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perico_ripiao http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunto	150
chacabanas	kind of shirt http://www.flickr.com/photos/paginafea/2870705336/	151
klerín {klerin}	cane alcohol	151
Ashurbanipal	Ashurbanipal (b. 685 – ca. 627 BC, reigned 668 – ca. 627 BC), the son of Esarhaddon, was the last great king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashurbanipal	151
House Atreus	In Greek mythology, Atreidae or Atreidai (meaning literally "those of Atreus") refers to Agamemnon and Menelaus, sons of Atreus — in English, the Atreides. The term is also used for their children and (less often) for their further descendants. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Atreus	152
puntos	"stitches"	153
rabia	anger or fury	153
Mamá, me mataron a mi hijo. Estoy sola, estoy sola.	"Mother, I killed my son. I am alone, I am alone." (Someone writes in that it's actually "they killed my son")	154
escopeta	"shotgun"	155
Coño, me hirieron! {Cono, me hirieron!}	"Damn, I got shot!"	155
Vamos a pelear	"We will fight" or "let's fight"	155
Tony Montana	Antonio "Tony" Montana is a fictional character in the remake of the 1932 film Scarface portrayed by Al Pacino. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Montana	155
John Woo	John Woo Yu-Sen is a critically acclaimed international Chinese film director and producer. Recognized for his stylized films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo	155
hit points	Hit points, also known as life points, HP, damage points, or just health (among other synonyms), is a finite value used to determine how much damage (usually in terms of physical injury) a character can withstand. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_points	155
ajustamiento	someone writes in that this means "settlement, payment of a debt"	155
Este guaraguao ya no comerá más pollito. {Este guaraguao ya no comera mas pollito.}	something like "This hawk will not eat any more chicken." Someone writes in that "Pollito was the name for communist resistance groups active in DR at the time" so maybe that has something to do with this?	155
guagua	small bus http://gopuertorico.about.com/od/language/g/Guagua.htm	155
Galadriel	Galadriel is a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien, appearing in his Middle-earth legendarium. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galadriel	156
bien pegao	dirty dancing, grinding http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pegao	156
Lothlórien	In J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction, Lothlorien is the fairest forest realm of the Elves remaining in Middle-earth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothl%C3%B3rien	156
Mother Abigail	Abagail Freemantle, known universally as Mother Abagail, is a character from Stephen King's novel The Stand. She is the personification of good, the leader of the 'good' survivors of the Captain Trips plague, and a prophet of God. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Abigail	157
país {pais}	"country"	158
sinvergüencería {sinverguenceria}	"shamelessness" http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/sinverg%C3%BCencer%C3%ADa	158
Jacob and the Angel	Jacob Wrestling with the Angel is a biblical story commonly depicted in art. The story appears in chapter 32 of Genesis and chapter 12 of the Book of Hosea. Several sources credit the angel as being the Archangel Michael. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob#Journey_back_to_Canaan	158
ciguas	The cigua palmera is the national bird of the DR http://www.dominicanaonline.org/portal/english/cpo_ave.asp	158
Por supuesto	"Of course"	159
like nata over café {cafe}	"like cream over coffee"	160
a terrible beauty is etc.	Someone writes in that this is an allusion to Yeats' poem Easter, 1916. He, too, has been changed in his turn, Transformed utterly: A terrible beauty is born. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter,_1916	91
Gondolin	In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Gondolin was a hidden city of Elves founded by Turgon in the First Age. "The Fall of Gondolin" tells of the founding of the Elven city of Gondolin (built in secret by Turgon and his people), of the arrival of Tuor, a prince of the Edain, of the betrayal of the city to Morgoth by Turgon's nephew Maeglin, and of its subsequent destruction by Morgoth's armies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Gondolin	161
Idlewild	John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, which was known as Idlewild Airport until 1963 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idlewild	161
La pobrecita	something like "the poor little thing"	162
ojas de mamón {ojas de mamon}	"papaya leaves"	162
Toma	"Take this"	163
Dulce de coco	Someone writes in that this is coconut candy, which is popular in the Dominican Republic. It seems to be something along the lines of coconut caramel. Here's a recipe: http://myrecipecollection.googlepages.com/coconutcandy%28dulcedecoco%29	163
Diaspora	The term diaspora (in Greek, διασπορά – "a scattering [of seeds]") refers to the movement of any population sharing common ethnic identity who were either forced to leave or voluntarily left their settled territory, and became residents in areas often far removed from the former. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspora	164
ciegos	"blind men"	165

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