Monday, August 09, 2004

Cholo Word Of The Day - Ranfla

Ranfla is a word that is not-so-common in Texas, even though, in the barrio where I grew up, it was used every now and then, by the hard-core cholos. A ranfla is not just any car, it's a smooth ride, usually a lowrider. However, the term can be used to talk about any car.

A cool ranfla:


Word: Ranfla
Meaning According To DT: lowrider, cool car, or just your car.

Used in a sentence:
"Oyes puppet, I'm taking out my morra in my new ranfla tomorrow, so can you give me some feria for gas?"

"Borrado, I already told you I'm broke, ese. No estes mamando."

Translation according to DT:
"Excuse me Puppet, I'm taking out my lady in waiting in my new vehicular tomorrow, so can I please have some money for gas?"

"Hazel Eyes, I already told you I'm broke. Please stop bothering me."

Bonus Words:
Morra: girl
Feria: money

19 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:01 AM

    sabes que a dont know were u got morra from couse i know for a fact that ruca is a fine girl not no pinche morra

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    1. Anonymous2:03 PM

      Serio!

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    2. Anonymous9:29 PM

      Where I'm from, ruca (or ruco) means older man or woman so my ruca would be my old lady aka wife. We say Hayna instead of ruca. morras are the little girls

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  2. Anonymous12:38 PM

    Used in a sentence:
    "Oyes puppet, I'm taking out my morra in my new ranfla tomorrow, so can you give me some feria for gas?"

    "Borrado, I already told you I'm broke, ese. No estes mamando."

    Translation according to DT:
    "Excuse me Puppet, I'm taking out my lady in waiting in my new vehicular tomorrow, so can I please have some money for gas?"

    it is NOT: I'm taking out my lady in waiting in my new vehicular tomorrow

    it IS: I'm taking out my lady in my new car tomorrow....

    also, ranfla is "zorra" or bitch in Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico.

    Cheers from Mty, NL, Mexico =)

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    1. Anonymous9:36 AM

      I thought the blog was Cholo slang USA.

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  3. Anonymous12:39 PM

    also, ruca and morra are just "girls" ... ladies would be "mujer" or "senorita" or sometinhg like that
    xD

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  4. Anonymous10:32 AM

    Ranfla is also fatty girl in gadalajara (guanatos), jalisco.

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  5. aye, this is a tight site vato! Pocos pero locos! Watcha homie, just came into town from So Cal, chillin in Cheney, gettin my education...want to be an organized vato! I see your a prepi too, firme vato, firme. Where's the hynas?

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  6. Anonymous3:18 PM

    Morra means little girl

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    1. Anonymous10:09 AM

      Shiiiiit I'm in Cheney too

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  7. That’s really a marvelous post. This post contains useful information which helps us a lot. I have never seen such a great post.

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  8. Please explain with some more examples. I didn't quite get this

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  9. Morra is young girl like the way people would say "my chick" en inglés
    Ruca means old lady as in "me and my old lady are going to the movies"

    Any nice car, and if it's yours you'll say it's nice even if it isn't, but a ranfla is usually used for a fixed up low rider. As in "I traded in my Honda Civic that was a year old because what I really want is a former ranfla so I can get all the firme hynas."

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    1. I meant "firme ranfla". Damn auto-correct.

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  10. Oye, the inventor of autocorrect is going straight to he'll.

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  11. Ruca ain’t the only word for hot chic foo

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  12. Used in a sentence:
    "Oyes puppet, I'm taking out my morra in my new ranfla tomorrow, so can you give me some feria for gas?"

    "Borrado, I already told you I'm broke, ese. No estes mamando."

    Spanish translation:
    "Oyes papi, Mañana voy a pasear a mi novia en mi carro. Pudieras darme un poco de dinero para gasolina?"

    "Bórrate, ya te dije que estoy acabado. No estes molestando."

    English translation:
    "Excuse me Daddy, I'm taking out my girlfriend in my new car tomorrow, so can I please have some money for gas?"

    "Beat it! I already told you I'm broke. Please stop bothering me."

    that's the pachuco meaning!

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