Palabras típicas canarias: CANARISMOS

 

CANARISMOS

Bienvenidos y bienvenidas de nuevo a este blog. En esta ocasión, te presentamos distintas palabras comunes en nuestras islas (conocidas como canarismos) y sus significados. Si vienes de viaje, deberás conocer estas palabras para comunicarte con los isleños.

Y son…

 

1.Chacho – Chacha: abreviación de la palabra muchacho/a.

Ejemplo: Chacho vente a mi casa.

 

2. Mi niño – Niña: muchacho/a.

Ejemplo: ¿Cuánto querías de queso mi niño?

 

3. Guagua: autobús. En Canarias no te subes al autobús, sino a la guagua.

Ejemplo: ¿A qué hora pasa la guagua mi niña?

 

4. Agüita: para expresar asombro.

Ejemplo: Agüita con el coche que se compró Echedey. ¡Ni un avión!

 

5. Ños: para mostrar dolor, sorpresa o admiración. También se puede utilizar como grado superlativo de agüita.

Ejemplo: Ños agüita mi niño, la guagua no pasa hasta mañana por lo menos. Llevo 2 horas aquí.

 

6. Oss: para expresar alegría por algo bueno.

Ejemplo: Chacho aprobé el examen. Respuesta: oss… ¡ahora sí hay que celebrarlo!

 

7. Calufo – Calufa: para expresar que hace mucho calor.

Ejemplo: Vaya calufa mi niño, esta tarde toca playita seguro.

 

8. Solajero: Sol constante e intenso, tal y como lo define el Gran Manolo Vieira (humorista canario).

Ejemplo: Mira tú, y la guagua que no viene con el solajero que hace.

 

9. Pelete o Viruje: mucho frío, nivel Polo Norte que para un canario es cuando la temperatura desciende de los 20ºC.

Ejemplo: Ños que pelete, cierra la venta qu10. Roscas o Cotufas

 

10. Roscas/Cotufas: Palomitas de maíz.

Ejemplo: Ños pagué 10 euros por un paquete de roscas/cotufas en el cine.

 

11. Fos: Que huele mal.

Ejemplo: Fos, qué pestazo. ¿Fuiste tú?

 

12. Novelero: Cotilla, que te metes en temas que no son de tu incumbencia.

Ejemplo: No seas novelero, deja de mirar mis cosas.

 

13. Golifiar: Cotillear, espiar o novelerear.

Ejemplo: No seas novelera, déjate de golifiar por la ventana.

 

14. Desinquieto: Revoltoso o travieso.

Ejemplo: Vaya chiquillo más desinquieto. Ponte a jugar en tu habitación.

 

15. Palique: hablar mucho.

Ejemplo: Ños el vecino nuevo tiene un palique, casi se me quema toda la comida. ¡Y a mi que no me gusta hablar!

 

16. Embostado/a: Cuando tienes el estómago lleno porque has comido hasta casi reventar.

Ejemplo: Me quedé embostado (o embostadísimo en su máxima expresión) entre las papas arrugadas, el mojito y el gofio escaldado. No me cabe ni el frangollo (postre típico de Canarias).

 

17. Tenderete: Fiesta.

Ejemplo: Compramos un par de chuletas y chorizos y nos montamos un tenderete en ná (nada).

 

18. Cholas: Chanclas para la playa. También se utiliza para las zapatillas de estar por casa.

Ejemplo: Cojo el bañador, la toalla y las cholas y nos vemos en (la playa de) Las Canteras.

 

19. Ñoño: dedo del pie.

Ejemplo: Ponte la chola bien que tienes el ñoño por fuera.

 

20. Choso: Casa.

Ejemplo: Me voy pa’l choso, cualquier cosa me llamas.

 

21. Pisco/Fisco: Muy poca cantidad.

Ejemplo: Échame un pisco más de mojo picón para las papas arrugadas.

 

22. Millo: Maíz.

Ejemplo: Ños me acabo de comer 3 sandwiches de mayonesa, atún y millo. ¡Me quedé embostado!

 

23. Queque: Bizcocho.

Ejemplo: Ños mi madre hizo ayer un queque de chocolate buenísimo.

 

24. Enchumbado: Empapado de agua.

Ejemplo: Agüita la que está cayendo (lloviendo), salí un minuto y estoy toda enchumbada.

 

25. Papear: Comer.

Ejemplo: Cuando lleguemos a la presa nos ponemos a papear antes de que se enfríe la comida.

 

26. Magua: Pena, lástima o desconsuelo, habitualmente por no haber hecho algo.

Ejemplo: Me quedé con la magua de no haber ido a la fiesta.

 

27. Talegazo: Darse un golpe.

Ejemplo: Me di tal talegazo contra la puerta que casi me rompo la pierna.

 

28. Playeras o Tenis: Zapatillas deportivas. En las islas de la provincia de Las Palmas se utiliza playeras, mientras que en la de Santa Cruz de Tenerife tenis.

Ejemplo: Me pongo las playeras/tenis y nos vamos a caminar.

 

29. Papas: Patatas.

Ejemplo: Hoy toca almorzar unas buenas papas arrugadas con mojo, gofio amasado, una piña de millo y pescadito fresco.

 

30. Asadero: Barbacoa.

Ejemplo: Este fin de semana toca asaderazo (super asadero) con los colegas de la uni en la cumbre.

 

31. Chinijo: Niño pequeño o cosa de reducido tamaño. Se utiliza principalmente en Lanzarote y La Graciosa.

Ejemplo: ¿Dónde está metido el chinijo que hace tiempo que no lo veo?

 

32. Matraquilla: idea fija y molesta.

Ejemplo: Llevo todo el día con la matraquilla de si ir mañana o no.

 

33. Tuno: Higo chumbo

Ejemplo: Tengo las manos llenas de púas de los tunos que cogimos ayer.

 

34. Enroñarse: Enfadarse.

Ejemplo: No se te puede decir nada que enseguida te enroñas todo.

 

35. Sancochar: Hervir o guisar.

Ejemplo: Pon las papas a sancochar que ya estoy preparando el mojo.

 

36. Enralado/a: Persona que está eufórica o acelerada.

Ejemplo: Ya el chiquillo está enralado y no para de molestar al amigo.

Entry: The Canary Island English.

 THE CANARY ISLANDS

In the subject of English we have also been working on the Canary Islands, specifically we have focused…

-On the one hand, in telling legends of the island of La Gomera that our ancestors have told us and have evolved to the present day.

Links to these legends.

GARAJONAY LEGEND (entry)

GARAJONAY LEGEND (history)

GARAJONAY LEGEND (vídeo)

THE WITCHES LEGENDS

CHORROS DE EPINA LEGEND

-And on the other, we have told the story, curiosities, gastronomy and places of interest about one of them. In this case, we will focus on the youngest island in the Canary Islands: El Hierro.

EL HIERRO ISLAND. TOUCH HERE

Legend of La Gomera: THE WITCHES

 

THE WITCHES

In La Laguna Grande, in La Gomera, there are five stones where the old witchs of the mountain had met to speak and practise their spells every night. At twelve of clock, if you were walking alone, you would find one, and if you see at her some seconds, she would spell you temporaly or permanty. She could take you and keep you with her to have fun with other witches.

This happened to an old wan who was walking with his donkey and wet a terrible witch. By the time they noticed her, they saw her by some seconds. The wan´s donkey was scared and the witch cased a paralysis spell on it and she teleported him late at night to La Laguna Grande. While his own was paralysed by a spell, the witches arrived.

And you can already imagine how the story continued, it is only know that the man and the donkey were never seen again.

Legend of La Gomera: CHORROS DE EPINA

 

CHORROS DE EPINA

On the municipality of Vallehermoso, in La Gomera, exist some jets that emerge water from the inside of the mountain: crystalline and clean water, that shows perfectly the reflects of someone who lean out there.

The rumors of the place, say that when someone lean on, the jets can predict their future of love. Presenting it of two different ways: 

-If the water keeps calm: the person had already found love of find it soon. That love would be pacific and without discussions.

-If the water get aggressive: indicates that the love of that person would be impossible of find it.

The legend also tells that “if you drink from the 7 pipes, you will get married in 1 year”. Love, health and fortune concentrated in the waters of the Chorros de Epina. One last story tells that the ladies of Vallehermoso sent their servants to fetch water from the miraculous spring. A long walk. To avoid any deception, they asked them to bring a leaf from the only aderno of the island located in the area. Unequivocal proof that the water was truly taken from the Epina spring.

 

The number of jets has increased over time. Formerly there were not seven but four that formed the Chorros de Epina. The first of them provided health, the second love, the third wealth and there is no reference to the fourth, although it seems that it could attribute the gift of joy and poetry. Currently they are a must-see place on a trip to La Gomera.

 

CHORROS DE EPINA LOCATION. TOUCH HERE

El Hierro Island.

 

EL HIERRO

Did you know that the Canary Island of El Hierro is the last European point that sailors see before reaching America?

HISTORY:

The island of EL HIERRO is the youngest island and until recently, the smallest. It was created only 1,100 million years ago, in fact it is still growing, as evidenced by the underwater volcano that formed in 2011, the result of which small pyroplasts called “restingolitas” sprouted to the surface.

 

CURIOSITIES:

- Currently, the Island of El Hierro holds the award of "World Biosphere Reserve" and Geopark due to the geological wealth of the Island.

-The La Restinga area is considered one of the best seabeds for diving in the world due to the great variety of both marine fauna and flora and because of the crystal clear waters.

-The Island of El Hierro is a pioneer in a hydro-wind system (Gorona del Viento) that makes it energy self-sufficient through renewable energies.

- It is the only one of the Canary Islands whose capital is not located on the seashore, Valverde is 550 meters high.

-It is also known as "Island of the Meridian" because in the past it was thought that the Meridian 0 passed through there.

- The Bajada de la Virgen de Los Reyes is celebrated every 4 years as a promise made by the shepherds in gratitude for what she had done: in a year of drought, when they took her to Valverde asking for rain, she granted that wish.

 

PLACES OF INTEREST:

If you want to know more about this Canary Island, You will visit these places of interest that I’ll be showing you now:

Museums: 

The island has numerous museums that collects the ways of life of the islanders in the past and today. We’ve got..

- The Ecomuseum of Guinea (This tourist center includes El Poblado de Guinea and El Lagartario):

The guided route through their houses shows us the evolution since it began to be inhabited and the evolution of the houses with their belongings since the seventeenth century (XVII) to the twentieth century (XX). Each of these houses is a sample of the Popular Architecture of Herreña, where stone and straw are the basis of some houses that, together with their traditional crops, today represent a monument to the History of the Island.

Also, it’s possible to visit the volcanic tube, a tourist attraction.

- House of Las Quinteras.

The center houses part of the important collections that make up the ethnographic funds of the Cabildo de El Hierro.

- The Garoé Tree Interpretation Center.

That includes “El árbol Garoé”, the symbol of the Island, that condenses the water from the clouds of the trade winds from which men and animals drank to quench their thirst. It was a vital element, especially in times of drought. This Source Tree of legends has become a symbol for the smallest of the islands of the Canary. Sample of the capacity of its inhabitants to take advantage of the scarce resources that it offered.

- El Julan Interpre tation Centre

This centre ubicated in the southwest of the island, includes numerous engravings of the ancient culture of El Hierro, which makes it a place of incalculable historical value.

- Interpretation Center of the Biosphere Reserve.

Located in Isora, it contains different rooms that show the evolution of its inhabitants since the 1st century. It also presents an exclusive room to the underwater eruption of 2011.

- Geological Studies Interpretation Center.

It is on the south, surrounded by volcanoes.

It is shown visually and through digital screens how and what is the evolution of volcanoes.

- Geopark Interpretation Center.

Makes an overview of how the 2011 volcanic eruption was experienced.

 

You can also visit:

-Faro de Orchilla:

Is the westernmost point of Europe that offers a natural location to contemplate the sky against the tranquility of the Atlantic Ocean in a place with little light pollution.In addition, in the 17th century this point was chosen as a reference to establish the Meridian Zero, until it was relocated to the English town of Greenwich in 1885.

-The “Sabinar”

It is a forest in which the “Sabina” predominates: a tree that adopts different forms due to the effect of the wind dragging on the land itself.

-Ermita de La Dehesa

It is the place where the patron virgin of El Hierro is found, in the municipality of Frontera.

-Mirador de La Peña

From where you can see themunicipality of Frontera, including the "Roques de salmor". It was designed by the artist César Manrique, from Lanzarote.

-Punta Grande Hotel.

This hotel is considered one of the smallest in the world, in it you can find nautical decoration such as divers or lifeguards. Fun fact, it was designed by my own grandfather.

GASTRONOMY:

In El Hierro you can eat good fish and meat, which you will accompany with a delicious wine. Peaches, grapes and tropical pineapple are also excellent, but there are two products that stand out above the rest: the”rosquillas”, which are basically made with ground almonds and honey; and, above all, the famous quesadilla, made with cheese, flour and eggs. Mmm… I love them!

 

TYPICAL CLOTHES:

The typical clothing of the woman from El Hierro consists of a white shirt, a long blue skirt, blue sleeves, a brightly colored bodice (green, red, yellow,...) and handkerchiefs around the neck and head, on which they place a small straw hat.

The men wear a white shirt, black or brown pants below the knee and a vest of the same color, the pants and the vest end with a small red or green stripe on the edge and a woolen hat of the same color as the pants.

But when the people of El Hierro accompany a virgin or saint in a procession, they wear what is known as “ropa de bailarín”. It consists of pants and a white shirt, over a red and white skirt, a small apron, a cape and a tie (all of them red). They wear a brilliant white cap (except Sabinosa's, which is red), round in shape, adorned with jewels and ending with large bows of different colors that move to the beat of the dance. The adornments of the hats allow us to differentiate the town to which each dancer belongs.

 

LEYEND OF THE ISLAND:

As for the legends of the island of the Meridian, we can highlight that of the "Árbol Garoé".

This Legend tells that a young bimbache named Garza (called Guarazoca or Agarfa), fell madly in love with General Gonzalo Baeza, who at that time had the mission of locating an enclave that would ensure Spanish sovereignty over the island. Blinded by the love she felt for Baeza, "supposedly" faithful defender of the rights of the natives, she revealed to him the best kept secret of the islanders, the location of the main source of water on the island, the Garoé tree.

 

Baeza shared the secret to the conquistadors. And they captured the bimbaches and took over the island. When the islander learned of Guarazoca's betrayal, they took revenge by killing her.

 

The sacred tree stood for many years until, unfortunately, the hurricane destroyed it in 1610.

In its place, the locals planted a lime tree in 1957, to remember it’s importance.