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Spanish
Origin
Eng. Meaning

A la Bringandina
"Bridge and Dine"
Do things in a careless manner. Bridge and Dine was an American Company who built several bridges in the DR of questionable quality

Machuca
verb. Machucar
To smash. It is a typical colloquial greeting, followed by a motion of bumping one's fist on top of the greeted person's fist.

Spanish	Origin	Eng. Meaning
A la Bringandina	"Bridge and Dine"	Do things in a careless manner. Bridge and Dine was an American Company who built several bridges in the DR of questionable quality
Machuca	verb. Machucar	To smash. It is a typical colloquial greeting, followed by a motion of bumping one's fist on top of the greeted person's fist.