If you’re in the Gritty streets of Cuba and wanted to say and understand some vulgar Cuban curse words, then this list will surely help you out! When you’re done, please make sure to also check out our other blog post on Cuban Phrases: Don’t Visit Cuba Without knowing about these popular sayings.

1. JINETERA

Literal Translation:

No literal translation in the American Dictionary.

Actual Meaning:

A Prostitute or a Woman of low class.

Examples:

“Esta jinetera trato de meterle muela a tu marido”

“This bitch tried to flirt with your man”



“A la jinetera se la llevó la policia”

“The cops came and arrested the prostitute”

“Las jineteras de Cuba se posan en el Malecon”

“The Cuban prostitutes all stand by the ‘Malecon'”

2. RABO

Literal Translation:

Tail.

Actual Meaning:

A vulgar form of calling a man’s penis.

Examples:



“Tienes el rabo chiquito”

“Your dick/penis is small”

“Me tienes el rabo encendido”

“You have me with a hard-on”

“Se te marca el rabo por lo pantalones”

“You can see your dick through your pants”



“Me tienes el rabo hincado”

*This term is used by a man talking to a woman who has him on his last nerve (a man who is irritated by a woman) – it literally translates to:

“you have my dick swollen”

Origin:

It is said the origin of this term because of the shape of the tail represents a man’s penis

3. PAPAYA

Literal Translation:

This is a fruit.

Actual Meaning:

A vulgar form of calling of a women’s vagina.

Examples:

“Tienes la papaya grande”

“Your vagina is big”

“Me tienes la papaya hinchada”

*This term is used by a woman is talking to a man who has her on her last nerve (a woman who is irritated by a man)– it literally translates to:

“you have my pussy swollen”

Origin:

It is said the origin of this term because of the shape of the fruit to the woman’s vagina. Read our post on Colombian Slang, the same words shows up. You’ll see this word is used differently in Colombia.

4. JODER

Literal Translation:

No literal translation in the American Dictionary.

Actual Meaning:

This term can have several meaning: (a) another way to say “to have sex” it can also mean “to mess around” “to fool around”.

Examples:

“No jodas tanto y termina la comida”

“Stop messing around and finish your dinner”

“Vamos a joder hoy por la noche”

“Let’s fuck tonight”

“Vamos pa la fiesta a joder un poco”

“Let’s go to the party and mess around for a bit”

“Si no paras de joder te voy a meter un tronpon”

“If you don’t stop fooling around, Im going to smack you”

5. TRONPON

Literal Translation:

No literal translation in the American Dictionary.

Actual Meaning:

When you hit a person in a hard way.

Examples:

“Te voy a dar un tronpon por la boca”

“Im going to smack you in the mouth”

“Si te sigues portando mal te voy a dar un clase de tronpon por la cabeza”

“If you keep misbehaving Im going to hit you straight across the head”

“Mi mama me dio un tronpon cuando le conteste”

“My mom hit me hard when I talked back to her”

6. CAÑONA

Literal Translation:

No literal translation in the American Dictionary (it can also be described as a big cannon).

Actual Meaning:

A driver who swerves into your lane or a person who tries cuts you off.

Examples:

“Este tipo acaba de meter tremenda cañona en la caretera”

“This guy just swerved into your lane”

“La tipa esa trato de meter cañona en la cola del pan”

“This lady tried to cut me off in the line for the bread”

“A mi no me gusta meter cañona cuando manejo”

“I don’t like to swerve when I drive”

7. JALAO

Literal Translation:

No literal translation in the American Dictionary.

Actual Meaning:

A person who is drunk (plastered).

Examples:



“Este tipo esta jalo y no puede manejar”

“This guy is so plastered / drunk he cant drive”

“Solo cuando estoy jalao canto bien”

“Only when I am drunk do I sing well”

8. PALO

Literal Translation:

A tree branch.

Actual Meaning:

A vulgar way of saying “to have sex “ or “fuck”.

Examples:

“Esa gente fueron al carro a hechar un palo”

“Those two went to the car to have sex”

“Voy a hechar un palo con mi novia esta noche”

“I am going to fuck my girlfriend tonight”

“Si me besas terminamos hechando un palo”

“If you kiss me we will end up fucking”

9. JAMONERO

Literal Translation:

A ham stand.

Actual Meaning:

A touchy feely kind of guy (a pervert) (a freak).

Examples:



“Este tipo es tremendo jamonero”

“This guy is a big pervert”

“Al jamonero ese se le van los ojos mirándote”

“That freak over there cant take his eyes off of you”

“Mi hermano se fajo con el tipo ese por ser jamonero”

“My brother fought with that guy for being a pervert”

Origin:

It is said that the word derives from back in the 1970’s when men would stare, chase, harass, or even assault young women “fresh meat” so the term was used to tell women that a “strange man” “weirdo” was looking at them so they would be aware of their surroundings.

Please check out our Spanish slang madness article here where you’ll learn some Spanish slang from 12 different Spanish speaking countries!