Glossary

La Patasola: Or "one foot" is one of many myths in South American folklore about female monsters from the jungle, appearing to male hunters or loggers in the middle of the wilderness when they think about women. La Patasola appears in the form of a beautiful and seductive woman, often in the likeness of a loved one, who lures a man away from his companions deep into the jungle. There, la Patasola reveals her true, hideous appearance as a one-legged creature with ferocious vampire-like lust for human flesh and blood, attacking and devouring the flesh or sucking the blood of her victims.

Antioquia: The Department of Antioquia (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtjokja]) is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range.

Tolima Grande: It is a region of Colombia understood by the departments of Tolima and Huila. Also part of the Caqueta region, as most of its inhabitants are descendants of Huila and Tolima due to colonization that occurred between the nineteenth and twentieth century and has continued until now. Its main cities are Ibagué, Neiva, Espinal, Pitalito and Florencia.

La Plata, Huila: Is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia with a population of 57.381 inhabitants including the rural area at an altitude of 1,050 m. It is located 122 km away from Neiva, 147 km from the city of Popayán and 210 km from the town of St. Augustine.

The municipality is located in the southwestern part of the department of Huila, in the foothills of the Cordillera Central, is geographically situated at coordinates 2 ° 23'00North Latitude and 75 ° 56'00West Longitude.

Chino: some way of naming a boy.

e.g:  That chino is crying.

Arepa: (Spanish pronunciation: [a’ɾepa]) is a flatbread made of ground maize dough or cooked flour prominent in the cuisine of Venezuela and Colombia.[1] It is eaten daily in those countries and can be served with various accompaniments such as cheese (cuajada), avocado, or (especially in Venezuela) split and used to make sandwiches. Various sizes, maize types, and added ingredients are used to vary its preparation.

Ajiaco: (Spanish pronunciation: [a’xjako]) is a soup common to Colombia.

In the Colombian capital of Bogotá, ajiaco is a popular dish typically made with chicken, three varieties of potatoes, and the Galinsoga parviflora herb, commonly referred to in Colombia as guascas.[3][4] In Cuba, ajiaco is a hearty stew made from beef, pork, chicken, vegetables, and a variety of starchy roots and tubers classified as viandas.

Bandeja Paisa: (Paisa refers to a person from the Paisa Region and bandeja is Spanish for platter) with variations known as bandeja de arriero, bandeja montañera, or bandeja antioqueña, is a typical meal popular in Colombian cuisine, especially of the Antioquia department and the Paisa Region, as well as with the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, (Caldas Department, Quindío, Risaralda) and part of Valle del Cauca.

The main characteristic of this dish is the generous amount and variety of food in a traditional bandeja paisa: red beans cooked with pork, white rice, carne molida (ground meat), chicharrón, fried egg, plantain (patacones), chorizo, arepa, hogao sauce, black pudding (morcilla), avocado and lemon.

Empanada: An empanada (Spanish pronunciation: [empa’naða]) is a stuffed bread or pastry baked or fried in many countries in Latin Europe, Latin America, the Southwestern United States, and parts of Southeast Asia. The name comes from the Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish verb empanar, meaning to wrap or coat in bread.

Empanadas are made by folding dough or bread with stuffing consisting of a variety of meat, cheese, huitlacoche, vegetables, fruits, and others.

Ají: is a spicy sauce that often contains tomatoes, cilantro (coriander), ají pepper, onions, and water. Recipes vary dramatically from table to table, depending on the preference of the chef.

In Colombia and Ecuador, for example, food is traditionally mild, so aji can be added to almost any dish. It usually accompanies other foods such as chugchucaras or empanadas.

Envuelto: it is a food of indigenous origin based cornmeal, cassava or banana wrapped in corn husks and boiled or parboiled in boiling water. It is typical and is deeply rooted in the Caribbean coast of Colombia and Panama.

¡Me cagué del susto! : It is a colloquial expression of South America (vulgar) that means someone had a very strong shock.  

e.g : Me cagué del susto when I saw that monster.

¡Ave María! : It is a colloquial expression of a person from the Paisa Region in Colombia. It is used for expressing different feelings.

Hijueputa: In Colombia people use this word when they are usually upset and it means “son of a bitch”.

e.g : I went out to the movies yesterday and this hijueputa decided to cut in front of me.