Lunfardo Dictionary L
Welcome to the Lunfardo Dictionary L, your comprehensive guide to the Lunfardo language! On this page, dedicated to the letter “L,” you will find a ton of Lunfardo words, each followed by its meaning in standard Spanish and then translated into English for easy understanding.
Lunfardo Dictionary L – Words in Lunfardo, Spanish and English
| Lunfardo | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| La casa del pueblo | Cementerio | Cemetery |
| La Pesada | Sector del delito que agrupa a los pistoleros | Sector of crime that groups together the gunmen |
| Labia | Facilidad para dialogar | Ease of dialogue |
| Laburador / laburante | Trabajador | Worker |
| Laburar | Trabajar | Work |
| Laburo | Trabajo | Work |
| Ladeado | Enojado | Angry |
| Ladero | Compañía | Company |
| Ladiya | Fastidioso | Annoying |
| Ladrillo | Ladrón | Thief |
| Laícero / lápiz | Levanta juego (clandestino) | Raises game (clandestine) |
| Lambeculos | Obsecuente | Obsessive |
| Lampar | Dar / pegar | Giving / hitting |
| Lance | Acción que se ejecuta sin seguridad de éxito | Action that is executed without certainty of success |
| Lancear | Robar | Stealing |
| Lancero | Ladrón (opera con dos dedos) / Galanteador | Thief (operates with two fingers) / Gallant |
| Lancero | ladrón, ratero | Thief, thief |
| Lánguido | Indigente / pobre | Destitute / poor |
| Lapicero | pasador clandestino de apuestas | Undercover bookmaker |
| Largar | Delatar / Despedir, echar | To snitch / To dismiss, to throw out |
| Largavistas | Prismáticos | Binoculars |
| Largo | Alto | High |
| Lastrar | Comer | Eat |
| Lastre | Comida | Food |
| Lata | Ficha metálica por la que la pupila canjeaba a la madame el dinero recibido por el cliente | Metal token for which the pupil exchanged the money received by the client with the madame |
| Latería | Relojería, joyería | Watches, jewelry |
| Lavandero | Abogado | Lawyer |
| Leche | Suerte | Luck |
| Lechera | En el juego de las bolitas, la predilecta del jugador, por lo común es blanca | In the game of jacks, the player’s favorite ball, usually white. |
| Lechero / a | Afortunado | Lucky |
| Lechero | Billetera, cartera | Wallet, purse |
| Lechusear | Agorar, dar mala suerte | Agorar, to bring bad luck |
| Lechuza | Agorero, tipo de mal agüero | Agorero, bad omen guy |
| Leña / leñada | Zurra, paliza | Zurra, beating |
| Leñar | Zurrar | Zurrar |
| Lengo | Pañuelo de uso masculino | Male handkerchief |
| Lenguaraz | Tipo que practica el cunnilinguo | Type that practices cunnilinguism |
| Lengue (italiano) | Pañuelo | Handkerchief |
| Lentazo / lente | Ojeada | Glance |
| Lentear | Observar | Observing |
| Leona | Beldad | Beauty |
| Leonera | Depósito de detenidos | Detainee Warehouse |
| Leones | Pantalones | Pants |
| Levantar | Conquistar / Pagar / Reprender | Conquer / Pay / Reprimand |
| Levante | Reprimenda / Conquista amorosa | Reprimand / Love conquest |
| Libreto | Texto, cosa estudiada | Text, studied thing |
| Liebre, correr la | Padecer de hambre | To suffer from hunger |
| Liendre | Astuto, despabilado | Sly, cunning, clever |
| Lienzos | Pantalones | Pants |
| Liga | Suerte / Agarra, atrapa | Luck / Grab, catch |
| Ligador | Afortunado | Lucky |
| Ligar | Recibir castigo | Receive punishment |
| Limones | Senos | Breasts |
| Limosnero | Ladrón de alcancías de iglesias | Church piggy bank robber |
| Limpiar | Matar, asesinar / Robar | Kill, murder / Steal |
| Limpio | Indigente Libre de cuentas pendientes con la Justicia | Indigent Free of outstanding accounts with Justice |
| Linusa | Pereza | Sloth |
| Linuso | Perezoso | Lazy |
| Linyera | Vagabundo / Enseres del linyera | Vagabond / Linyera’s belongings |
| Liquidado | Asesinado | Murdered |
| Liquidar | Asesinar | Murdered |
| Lisa | Flaca, descarnada | Skinny, fleshy |
| Liso | Proxeneta | Pimp |
| Listo | Achacoso | Achacoso |
| Llantas | Zapatos | Shoes |
| Llenar | Fastidiar | Annoying |
| Llenarse | Malhumorarse | Grumpy |
| Lleno | Malhumorado | Moody |
| Llorón | Violín | Violin |
| Locatelli | Loco | Crazy |
| Lofiar | Estafar | Scam |
| Logi | Gil | Gil |
| Lola, no querer | Despreocuparse | Uncaring |
| Lompas | Pantalones | Pants |
| Lonyi | Tonto | Fool |
| Lonyipietro | Tonto | Fool |
| Lora | Mujer de costumbres livianas | Woman of light habits |
| Lorenzo | Mujer sin atractivos | Unattractive woman |
| Loro | Mujer sin atractivos | Unattractive woman |
| Luca | Billete de mil pesos | Thousand peso bill |
| Lufanía | La musa lunfa | Lunfa muse |
| Lunfa | Lunfardo | Lunfardo |
| Lunfamanía | Costumbre de hablar en lunfa | Custom of speaking in lunfa |
| Lunfapoesía | Poética lunfa | Lunfa poetics |
| Lunfardesco | Relacionado con el lunfa | Related to lunfa |
| Lunfardía | Mundo del lunfa | Lunfa world |
| Lunfardo | Ladrón, maleante | Thief, crook |
| Lunfardología | Inventario del lunfa | Lunfa inventory |
| Lunfaverseante | Poeta lunfa | Lunfa Poet |
| Lunfo/ a | Alto | High |
| Lurpiar | Defraudar, estafar | To defraud, to swindle |