Lunfardo Dictionary M
Welcome to the Lunfardo Dictionary M, your comprehensive guide to the Lunfardo language! On this page, dedicated to the letter “M,” 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 M – Words in Lunfardo, Spanish and English
| Lunfardo | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Macana | Locura, mentira, estupidez | Madness, lie, stupidity |
| Macanazo | Mentira | Lie |
| Macanear | Mentir | Lying |
| Macanudo | Excelente | Excellent |
| Maceta | Torpe | Clumsy |
| Macharse | Embriagarse | Drunk |
| Machete | ayuda memoria | memory aid |
| Macró | Alcahuete que prostituye mujeres | Pimp who prostitutes women |
| Madama | Regente de prostíbulo | Brothel keeper |
| Madrugado | Anticipado | Anticipated |
| Magallanes | Tonto | Fool |
| Malandra / malandraca | Delincuente Mal viviente en general | Delinquent Bad living in general |
| Malandrinaje | Delincuencia en general | Delinquent in general |
| Malandrino | Delincuente | Delinquent |
| Malanfear | Comer / Defraudar, estafar | Eating / Defrauding, swindling |
| Malanfiar | Comer | Eating |
| Malanfio | Asunto, hecho dudoso | Matter, dubious deed |
| Malario | Infortunio | Misfortune |
| Malerba | Ordinaria | Ordinary |
| Maleta | Torpe, falto de habilidad y destreza | Clumsy, lacking in skill and dexterity |
| Maletro | Se le llama al ladrón de equipaje | Called a baggage thief |
| Malevaje | Maleantes | Maleantes |
| Malevo | Peleador | Fighter |
| Mamadero | Bar, despacho de bebidas alcohólicas | Bar, alcoholic beverage dispensing |
| Mamado | Ebrio | Drunk |
| Mamao | Borracho | Drunk |
| Mamarse | Embriagarse | Drunk |
| Mamchimbre / macho | Concubino | Consubine |
| Mamerto | Torpe | Clumsy |
| Mamón | Ebrio | Drunk |
| Mamúa | Ebriedad | Drunk |
| Mancada | Yerro | Mistake |
| Mancado | Conocido | Known |
| Mancar | Entender, comprender | To understand, to comprehend |
| Mancar | Fracasar en un robo al ser descubierto el ladrón | To fail in a robbery when the thief is discovered. |
| Mancarrón | Achacoso, viejo | Old, old |
| Mancusado | Conocido | Known |
| Mancusar | Conocer | Known |
| Mandamás | Autoridad, patrón, jefe | Authority, employer, boss |
| Manduque | Comida | Food |
| Manflora / o | Invertido | Inverted |
| Manflorita | Invertido | Inverted |
| Manga | Sablazo / Mucho, gran cantidad | Sablazo / Much, great quantity |
| Mangador | Sablista, pedigüeño | Sablista, pedigüeño |
| Mangagases | Dinero, pesos | Money, pesos |
| Manganeta | Treta, engaño | Trickery, deceit |
| Mangante | Pedigüeño, sablista | Pedigüeño, sablista |
| Mangar | Sablear | Sabotage |
| Mangazo | Sablazo | Sablazo |
| Mangos | Pesos | Pesos |
| Mangruyos | Dinero, pesos | Money, pesos |
| Manguear | Sablear Pedir dinero | Sablear Asking for money |
| Manguero | Sablista | Sablist |
| Manguiyos | Dinero | Money |
| Manija | Influencia, poder | Influence, power |
| Manijear | Impulsar, influenciar | To push, influence |
| Manú | Tonto | Fool |
| Manyacaña | Borracho | Drunk |
| Manyado | Conocido | Known |
| Manyamiento | Reconocimiento policial | Police recognition |
| Manyaoreja | Obsecuente | Obsessive |
| Manyapapeles | Abogado | Lawyer |
| Manyar | Comer Darse cuenta | Eating Noticed |
| Manyín | Ebrio, consuetudinario | Drunk, consuetudinary |
| Máquina | Beldad | Beauty |
| Maranfio | Asunto, hecho dudoso | Affair, dubious fact |
| Marcha atrás | Invertido, gay | Inverted, gay |
| Marchanta | Arrebatiña | Arrebatiña |
| Marciano | Idiota | Idiot |
| Marengos | Dinero, pesos | Money, pesos |
| María muñeca | Masturbación | Masturbation |
| Mariano | Valiente | Brave |
| Marimba | Zurra, paliza | Zurra, beating |
| Marinante / maringote | Marinero | Sailor |
| Mariposón | Afeminado / Galanteador, enamoradizo, voluble | Effeminate / Gallant, amorous, voluble |
| Marmote | Torpe | Clumsy |
| Maroma | Situación de riesgo, suscitarse | Risky situation, arouse |
| Marote | Cabeza | Head |
| Marquillado | Se dice del naipe preparado de cierto modo tramposo | Said of a card prepared in a certain tricky way. |
| Marroca | Cadena del reloj | Watch chain |
| Marroco | Pan | Bread |
| Marronazo | Puñetazo | Punch |
| Marroquero | Tacaño | Stingy |
| Marrusa / marusa | Zurra, paliza, golpes | Lefty, beating, blows |
| Martona | Suerte / Senos | Luck / Breasts |
| Marusa | Golpiza | Beat |
| Masacrar | Matar, asesinar | Killing, murder |
| Masacre | Asesinato | Murder |
| Masoca | Masoquista o pesimista | Masochistic or pessimistic |
| Masoquearse | Castigarse | Punish yourself |
| Matadero | Albergue transitorio | Transient shelter |
| Matambre | Muerto | Dead |
| Matasanos | Médico | Physician |
| Mate | Cabeza | Head |
| Matete | Desorden, lío | Disorder, mess |
| Matina | Mañana, primera mitad del día | Morning, first half of the day |
| Matonear | Intimidar | Intimidate |
| Matoneo | Intimidación | Intimidation |
| Matrero | Fugitivo | Fugitive |
| Matrimoniado | Casado | Married |
| Matrimoniarse | Casarse | Married |
| Matufia | Embrollo con propósito de fraude | Embroilment for the purpose of fraud |
| Matufiero | Informal, tramposo | Informal, cheating |
| Matungo | Caballo viejo, achacoso, inútil | Old horse, old, stiff, useless |
| Maturrango | Caballo viejo, achacoso, inútil | Old horse, stiff, useless |
| Maula (Español) | Cobarde | Coward |
| Mayorengo | Oficial mayor (policía), comisario | Senior officer (police), sheriff |
| Mechera | Ladrona en tiendas | Shoplifter |
| Mejicaneada | robo o atraco a contrabandistas u otros delincuentes apropiándose de su motín | robbery or robbery of smugglers or other criminals by appropriating his mutiny |
| Melenudo | Pelilargo, desgreñado | Long-haired, disheveled |
| Melón | Cabeza | Head |
| Melonazo | Tonto | Dumb |
| Menega | Dinero | Money |
| Meneguina | Dinero | Money |
| Menesunda | Droga / Desorden, lío | Drug / Disorder, mess |
| Menta | Fama, voz u opinión acerca de un persona | Fame, voice or opinion about a person |
| Meódromo | Retrete | Toilet |
| Merengue | Afeminado / Desorden, lío | Affeminate / Disorder, mess |
| Meresunda | Droga | Drug |
| Merlín / merlo / merluza | Tonto | Foolish |
| Merluza | Borrachera | Drunkenness |
| Mersa | Conjunto de personas de baja condición | Set of people of low status |
| Mersún | Ordinario, rústico | Ordinary, rustic |
| Merza | Peña | Peña |
| Mestizo | Piano | Piano |
| Metejón | Cariño, pasión, amor | Affection, passion, love |
| Metejonearse / meterse | Enamoramiento | Infatuation |
| Meterse | Encariñarse | To become attached |
| Metido /a | Enamorado apasionadamente | Passionately in love |
| Metido | Endeudado | Indebted |
| Milanesa | Mentira | Lying |
| Milanesero | Mentiroso | Liar |
| Millonaria | Sífilis | Syphilis |
| Milonga | Cabaret, baile, festín | Cabaret, dance, feast |
| Milongón | Fiesta bailable | Dance party |
| Milonguera | Joven cabaretera | Young cabaret girl |
| Milonguita | Mujer de vida aireada | Woman of airy life |
| Mina | Mujer | Woman |
| Minaje | Grupo de mujeres | Group of women |
| Miñango | Trozo | Piece |
| Minerío | Grupo de mujeres | Women’s group |
| Minerva | Mujer | Woman |
| Minga | Nada, no | None, no |
| Mino | Invertido | Inverted |
| Minola / minón / minusa | Mujer | Woman |
| Miqueta | Puñetazo | Punch |
| Mirantes / mirones | Ojos | Eyes |
| Mirón | Ojos | Eyes |
| Mishe | Hombre maduro que paga generosamente favores de mujeres | Mature man who pays generously for women’s favors |
| Mishiadura | Indigencia, miseria, pobreza | Destitution, misery, poverty |
| Mishio | Indigente | Destitute |
| Mistificador | Farsante, simulador | Faker, simulator |
| Mistificar | Defraudar, estafar | Defraud, swindle |
| Misto | Cándido | Candid |
| Mistonga | pobreza | poverty |
| Mistongo | Humilde, insignificante | Humble, insignificant |
| Mistonguelaje | Conjunto de gente, cosas o sucesos mistongos, pobres o humildes | A group of people, things or events that are poor, poor or humble |
| Mistonguería | Indigencia | Indigence |
| Mita y mita | Por mitades | In halves |
| Miti y miti | Por mitades | In halves |
| Mixto | Pederasta, ambidiestro | Pedophile, ambidextrous |
| Mojar | Atrapar, agarrar Fornicar | To catch, to seize Fornicate |
| Molde, en el | Quieto | Quiet |
| Mondonguera | Estómago | Stomach |
| Mongo Aurelio | Incredulidad Personajes inexistentes utilizados en el lenguaje popular | Incredulity Non-existent characters used in popular language |
| Mono | Enseres del linyera en un atado | Linyera’s belongings in a bundle |
| Monseñor | Herramienta para violar cerraduras | Lock-picking tool |
| Montonera | Mucho, en cantidad | A lot, in quantity |
| Montoto | Personaje inexistente utilizado en el lenguaje popular | Non-existent character used in popular language |
| Mopio | Tonto | Tonto |
| Morder | Cohechar | Cohechar |
| Mordida | Cohecho | Cohecho |
| Morena | Pistola | Pistol |
| Morfar | Comer | Eat |
| Morfeta | Hermafrodita, invertido | Hermaphrodite, inverted |
| Morfetear | Comer | Eating |
| Morfi | Comida | Eating |
| Morfilar | Comer | Eating |
| Morlaco | peso | weight |
| Morlacos | Dinero | Money |
| Mormoso | Magullado | Bruised |
| Morocha | Pistola | Gun |
| Morocho | Teléfono | Phone |
| Morondanga | Nadería | Swimming |
| Mortadela | Muerto | Dead |
| Mosaico | Moza, mujer | Wench, woman |
| Mosca, quedarse | Impasible, quieto | Unmoved, still |
| Mosca | Dinero | Money |
| Moscarda | Dinero | Money |
| Moscón | Fastidioso | Fastidious |
| Mosqueta | Dinero | Money |
| Mostaza | Enojo | Anger |
| Mostrador | Senos / Experiencia | Breasts / Experience |
| Movida | Reprimenda | Reprimand |
| Mueble | Albergue transitorio / Mujer | Transient shelter / Woman |
| Muerto | Facturación de gastos | Expense Billing |
| Mufa | Mal humor, fastidio, ánimo decaído, mala suerte | Bad mood, annoyance, low spirits, bad luck |
| Mufarse | Aburrirse, malhumorarse | Bored, moody |
| Mujerage | Grupo de mujeres | Group of women |
| Mujica | Mujer | Woman |
| Mula | Estafa, fraude | Swindle, fraud |
| Mulero | Fullero, tramposo | Fullero, cheat |
| Muñeca | Experiencia, habilidad | Experience, skill |
| Muñequear | Influenciar | Influence |
| Murga | Comparsa que actúa en los carnavales con diversos instrumentos y vistosos trajes | A group that performs at carnivals with various instruments and colorful costumes. |
| Mus | Silencio | Silence |
| Musa | Mentira | Lie |
| Música | Cartera, billetera / Dinero | Purse, wallet / Money |
| Musicante | Músicos | Musicians |
| Musiqueros | Músicos | Musicians |
| Muzarela | Silencio | Silence |