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lunfardo - translation to English

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Lumfardo
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lunfardo         
n. slang; argot, specialized vocabulary developed by a group of people (often for the purpose of private or secret communication)
lunfardo         
underworld slang
thief
lunfardismo      
n. slang word, word that is taken from common speech but is not officially part of the language

Definition

lunfardo
lunfardo
1 (Arg.) m. *Ratero, chulo o rufián.
2 *Jerga de la gente maleante de Buenos Aires y sus alrededores.

Wikipedia

Lunfardo

Lunfardo (Spanish pronunciation: [luɱˈfaɾðo]; from the Italian lombardo or inhabitant of Lombardy in the local dialect) is an argot originated and developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the lower classes in Buenos Aires and from there spread to other urban areas nearby, such as the Greater Buenos Aires, Rosario and Montevideo.

Originally, Lunfardo was a slang used by criminals and soon by other people of the lower and lower-middle classes. Later, many of its words and phrases were introduced in the vernacular and disseminated in the Spanish of Argentina, and Uruguay. Nevertheless, since the early 20th century, Lunfardo has spread among all social strata and classes by habitual use or because it was common in the lyrics of tango.

Today, the meaning of the term lunfardo has been extended to designate any slang or jargon used in Buenos Aires.

Examples of use of lunfardo
1. Fue un gran difusor del lunfardo y compositor e intérprete de exquisitas milongas reas.
2. Incorpora voces del lunfardo, del folclore, de la picaresca y de la realidad nacional, como "corralito". Patricio Downes.
3. Daniel Melingo es desde hace tiempo un visceral difusor del Rivero lunfardo y agrupaciones como 34 Puńaladas rescatan ese espíritu.
4. Porque está aprendiendo baile espańol y le usa de castańuelas las tapas de los inodoros?". Paralelamente, Rivero fue profundizando su pasión por el lunfardo.
5. El gaucho, el compadrito, el tango y un concepto muy discutible del lunfardo pueden considerarse la estética imperante en algunos léxicos, viejos o actuales.