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Sep 27, 2019 20:45
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Spanish term
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comprabamos polenta
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El Salvador dialect
In the context of migrant interviews, the interviewee says:
"Con los tres, yo me agarré una y ella traía la más grande y el niño pequeño. [00:06:00] Nos costó porque casi que veníamos así viendo así viendo como nos daban los papeles. Así sí logramos pasar. Comprábamos polenta y lo teníamos, pero solo en bus veníamos nosotros.
The next part is unconnected to this, so no further context.
Is it just literally polenta, or is it a euphemism for something? people smugglers (polleros?) Any suggestions appreciated!
"Con los tres, yo me agarré una y ella traía la más grande y el niño pequeño. [00:06:00] Nos costó porque casi que veníamos así viendo así viendo como nos daban los papeles. Así sí logramos pasar. Comprábamos polenta y lo teníamos, pero solo en bus veníamos nosotros.
The next part is unconnected to this, so no further context.
Is it just literally polenta, or is it a euphemism for something? people smugglers (polleros?) Any suggestions appreciated!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | We bought Corn Flour/Corn Mush/Corn Grits |
elizabetta
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| 4 | We bought polenta |
Liz Ares
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Proposed translations
32 mins
elizabetta
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Experience, thought and care for work.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Argentine) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
We bought Corn Flour/Corn Mush/Corn Grits
a powder made from crushed corn.
US Semolina made from maize
US Semolina made from maize
17 hrs
We bought polenta
Polenta is a borrow from "Italian polenta"
It is any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.
Origin: Italian, from Latin, crushed and hulled barley; akin to Latin pollen fine flour.
First use: 1764
It is any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.
Origin: Italian, from Latin, crushed and hulled barley; akin to Latin pollen fine flour.
First use: 1764
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