Es Una Kite
My friend from ahora vamos a contar and I went to the store to buy kites for her 1st graders. She needed 20. She asked me how to say kite in Spanish and I said WILA (maybe spelled Huila). Apparently not too many people use that word for kite! Do you?
I thought it was funny because I couldn't think of another word for kite. She later emailed me the following:
argentina y guatemala: barrilete
bolivia y chile: volantín
brasil y paraguay: pandorga
colombia, cuba, ecuador, panamá, perú y uruguay: cometa
el salvador y nicaragua: piscucha
hondura: papelote
méxico: papalote (viene del nahuatl que quiere decir mariposa)
puerto rico: chiringa
república dominicana: chichigua
venezuela: papagayo
españa: cometa
I also told her that in the Valley, WILA, was often used to describe a loose woman. Like in Esa Vieja Wila. I guess it's used for a guy too: Ese Pelado Anda de WILO(sorry kids). We've also used WILA to say, "Me voy ir a volar la WILA," which can mean I'm OUTTA here.
I reckon' this is a tribute to my Cholo Word of the Day (RIP).
posted by Daily Texican at 6:44 PM
7 Comments:
In Acapulco the trapezoidal kite is called a Papalote.
The hexagonal one, the one you use to battle other kite flying kids, those are called Culebrinas.
7:52 PM
I've always known it as a papalote. And I never knew kites could be so much fun.
9:58 PM
in asia the kite fighting kiddos coat the kite strings in crushed glass so they can literally shred their opponents. a little global perspective for y'all =P
11:31 PM
I was discussing this very subject las Sunday! In Venezuela they are called papagayo. Growing up I would call them like you "huilas" sp? And speaking of kites, I am currently reading the Kite Runner - es bueno.
11:29 AM
we always called them wilas
1:51 PM
In deep south Texas, Starr County, we say wila for kite. I had never heard it any other way. Of course, as you stated, it could be used as a derogatory expression towards a woman.
3:34 PM
To get us out of the house my mom used to tell us "vayanse a volar la wila" Joemanuel, San Antonio,Tx
5:55 PM
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