Learn Spanish with: El Cuarto de Tula

by Buena Vista Social Club

Chaos erupts in the La Cachimba neighborhood because Tula fell asleep and left her candle burning. The song fixates on the phrase "le cogió candela" (it caught fire) while frantic neighbors scramble to help before the room burns down.

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Interactive Subtitles & Translation

En el barrio La Cachimba se ha formado la corredera

Literal: In the neighborhood La Cachimba itself has formed the stampede

English: In the La Cachimba neighborhood, a stampede has formed

Turkish: La Cachimba mahallesinde bir koşuşturma oluştu

En el barrio La Cachimba se ha formado la corredera

Literal: In the neighborhood La Cachimba itself has formed the stampede

English: In the La Cachimba neighborhood, a stampede has formed

Turkish: La Cachimba mahallesinde bir koşuşturma oluştu

Allá fueron los bomberos con sus campanas, sus sirenas

Literal: Over there went the firefighters with their bells, their sirens

English: Over there went the firefighters with their bells, their sirens

Turkish: İtfaiyeciler oraya çanları ve sirenleriyle gittiler

Allí fueron los bomberos con sus campanas, sus sirenas

Literal: There went the firefighters with their bells, their sirens

English: There went the firefighters with their bells, their sirens

Turkish: İtfaiyeciler oraya çanları ve sirenleriyle gittiler

Ay mamá, ¿qué pasó?

Literal: Ay mom, what passed?

English: Oh mom, what happened?

Turkish: Ay anne, ne oldu?

Ay mamá, ¿qué pasó?

Literal: Ay mom, what passed?

English: Oh mom, what happened?

Turkish: Ay anne, ne oldu?

En el barrio La Cachimba se ha formado la corredera

Literal: In the neighborhood La Cachimba itself has formed the stampede

English: In the La Cachimba neighborhood, a stampede has formed

Turkish: La Cachimba mahallesinde bir koşuşturma oluştu

En el barrio La Cachimba se ha formado la corredera

Literal: In the neighborhood La Cachimba itself has formed the stampede

English: In the La Cachimba neighborhood, a stampede has formed

Turkish: La Cachimba mahallesinde bir koşuşturma oluştu

Allá fueron los bomberos con sus campanas, sus sirenas

Literal: Over there went the firefighters with their bells, their sirens

English: Over there went the firefighters with their bells, their sirens

Turkish: İtfaiyeciler oraya çanları ve sirenleriyle gittiler

Allí fueron los bomberos con sus campanas, sus sirenas

Literal: There went the firefighters with their bells, their sirens

English: There went the firefighters with their bells, their sirens

Turkish: İtfaiyeciler oraya çanları ve sirenleriyle gittiler

Ay mamá, ¿qué pasó?

Literal: Ay mom, what passed?

English: Oh mom, what happened?

Turkish: Ay anne, ne oldu?

Ay mamá, ¿qué pasó?

Literal: Ay mom, what passed?

English: Oh mom, what happened?

Turkish: Ay anne, ne oldu?

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

Que llamen a Ibrahim Ferrer, que busque los bomberos

Literal: That they call Ibrahim Ferrer, that he searches for the firefighters

English: Let them call Ibrahim Ferrer, let him look for the firefighters

Turkish: Ibrahim Ferrer'i çağırsınlar, itfaiyecileri arasın

Que yo creo que Tula lo que quiere señores es que le apaguen el fuego

Literal: That I think that Tula what she wants gentlemen is that they extinguish for her the fire

English: Because I think that what Tula wants, gentlemen, is for them to put out her fire

Turkish: Çünkü sanırım Tula'nın istediği şey, beyler, ateşini söndürmeleri

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

Ay, por ahí viene Eliades, en tremenda corredera

Literal: Ay, through there comes Eliades, in tremendous stampede

English: Oh, here comes Eliades, in a tremendous stampede

Turkish: Ay, Eliades geliyor, müthiş bir koşuşturma içinde

Viene a observar el cuarto de Tula que ha cogido candela

Literal: He comes to observe the room of Tula that has taken candle (fire)

English: He comes to observe Tula's room that has caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın alev almış odasını gözlemeye geliyor

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

Carlos y Marcos están mirando este fuego

Literal: Carlos and Marcos are looking at this fire

English: Carlos and Marcos are watching this fire

Turkish: Carlos ve Marcos bu ateşe bakıyorlar

Si ahora no se apaga, se apaga luego candela

Literal: If now it is not extinguished, it is extinguished later fire

English: If it isn't put out now, it will be put out later, fire

Turkish: Eğer şimdi sönmezse, sonra söner, ateş

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

Puntillita ve y busca a Marco', pa' que busque al Sierra Maestra

Literal: Puntillita go and search for Marco', for that he searches for the Sierra Maestra

English: Puntillita go and look for Marco', so that he looks for the Sierra Maestra

Turkish: Puntillita git ve Marco'yu bul, ki Sierra Maestra'yı arasın

Que vengan para acá rápido que La Tula, mira cogió candela

Literal: That they come for here quickly that La Tula, look took candle (fire)

English: Let them come here quickly because La Tula, look, caught fire

Turkish: Buraya çabuk gelsinler çünkü La Tula, bak, alev aldı

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

Ey Marcos, coge pronto el cubito y no te quedó allá fuera

Literal: Hey Marcos, take soon the little bucket and do not remain there outside

English: Hey Marcos, grab the little bucket soon and don't stay out there

Turkish: Hey Marcos, küçük kovayı çabuk kap ve orada dışarıda kalma

Llénalo de agua y ven a apagar el cuarto de Tula que ha cogido candela

Literal: Fill-it of water and come to put-out the room of Tula that has taken fire

English: Fill it with water and come put out Tula's room that has caught fire

Turkish: Onu su ile doldur ve Tula'nın alev alan odasını söndürmeye gel

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

Tula está encendida llama a los bomberos

Literal: Tula is ignited call the firefighters

English: Tula is on fire call the firefighters

Turkish: Tula yanıyor itfaiyecileri çağır

Tu eres candela afina los cueros

Literal: You are fire tune the skins

English: You are fire tune the skins (drum heads)

Turkish: Sen ateşsin derileri akort et

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

Candela, muchacho

Literal: Fire, boy

English: Fire, boy

Turkish: Ateş, çocuk

Se volvió loco, Barbarito, ay qué interesante

Literal: He-self turned crazy, Barbarito, oh what interesting

English: He went crazy, Barbarito, oh how interesting

Turkish: Çıldırdı, Barbarito, ah ne kadar ilginç

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Literal: The room of Tula; it took candle (fire)

English: Tula's room; it caught fire

Turkish: Tula'nın odası; alev aldı

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

Literal: She remained slept and not extinguished the candle

English: She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

Turkish: Uyuyakaldı ve mumu söndürmedi

Grammar notes, line by line

What each line is doing grammatically: the case and person endings it uses, the tense or mood of its verb, and the fixed expressions a dictionary will not resolve word by word. Lines that repeat in the song are listed once.

En el barrio La Cachimba se ha formado la corredera

In the La Cachimba neighborhood, a stampede has formed

  • 'Se ha formado' is a passive-reflexive construction.
  • 'La corredera' is a colloquialism for a frantic crowd or stampede.

Allá fueron los bomberos con sus campanas, sus sirenas

Over there went the firefighters with their bells, their sirens

  • 'Fueron' here indicates movement toward a location.

Allí fueron los bomberos con sus campanas, sus sirenas

There went the firefighters with their bells, their sirens

  • 'Allí' (there) versus 'Allá' (over there) marks physical distance.

Ay mamá, ¿qué pasó?

Oh mom, what happened?

  • Colloquial use of 'Ay mamá' as an interjection.
  • The 'qué' here functions as an interrogative pronoun.

El cuarto de Tula; le cogió candela

Tula's room; it caught fire

  • 'Cogió candela' is a Cuban idiomatic expression for 'caught fire'.

Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela

She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle

  • 'Quedó dormida' (literally 'remained slept') means she fell/stayed asleep.

Que llamen a Ibrahim Ferrer, que busque los bomberos

Let them call Ibrahim Ferrer, let him look for the firefighters

  • 'Que' used here introduces a subjunctive clause expressing a request or command.

Que yo creo que Tula lo que quiere señores es que le apaguen el fuego

Because I think that what Tula wants, gentlemen, is for them to put out her fire

  • 'Lo que' acts as a relative pronoun equivalent to 'what'.
  • 'Señores' used here to address the audience.

Ay, por ahí viene Eliades, en tremenda corredera

Oh, here comes Eliades, in a tremendous stampede

  • 'Por ahí' implies movement toward the speaker's location.
  • 'Tremenda' here serves as an intensifier for 'corredera'.

Viene a observar el cuarto de Tula que ha cogido candela

He comes to observe Tula's room that has caught fire

  • 'Ha cogido' (present perfect) expresses an action just completed or with present consequences.

Si ahora no se apaga, se apaga luego candela

If it isn't put out now, it will be put out later, fire

  • 'Se apaga' functions as an impersonal or passive reflexive construction.
  • The repetition of 'se apaga' conveys urgency and rhythmic musicality.

Puntillita ve y busca a Marco', pa' que busque al Sierra Maestra

Puntillita go and look for Marco', so that he looks for the Sierra Maestra

  • 'Pa'' is a common colloquial truncation of 'para'.
  • The 'a' before 'Marco' is the personal 'a' used for direct objects who are people.

Que vengan para acá rápido que La Tula, mira cogió candela

Let them come here quickly because La Tula, look, caught fire

  • 'Cogió candela' is a Cuban idiomatic expression meaning 'caught fire'.

Ey Marcos, coge pronto el cubito y no te quedó allá fuera

Hey Marcos, grab the little bucket soon and don't stay out there

  • 'Cubito' is a diminutive of 'cubo' (bucket), often used in Caribbean Spanish.

Llénalo de agua y ven a apagar el cuarto de Tula que ha cogido candela

Fill it with water and come put out Tula's room that has caught fire

  • 'Ha cogido candela' is the present perfect tense, highlighting the current state of having caught fire.

Tula está encendida llama a los bomberos

Tula is on fire call the firefighters

  • 'Encendida' (ignited) is an adjective describing Tula's state.

Tu eres candela afina los cueros

You are fire tune the skins (drum heads)

  • 'Afina los cueros' is a musical instruction to tune the drum heads.

Se volvió loco, Barbarito, ay qué interesante

He went crazy, Barbarito, oh how interesting

  • 'Se volvió loco' uses the reflexive 'volver' meaning 'to become/turn into'.

Word study: 105 words with roots and origins

Every distinct word in the song, in the order it is first sung, with the dictionary form to look up, the endings on it, what it means here, and where the word came from. Words that recur are listed once.

WordDictionary formGrammarMeaningOrigin
En en prep. in From Latin in, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
el el art. m. sg. the From Latin ille, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
barrio barrio n. m. sg. neighborhood From Arabic.Wiktionary
La la art. f. sg. the From Old Spanish ela, from Latin illa.Wiktionary
Cachimba cachimba n. f. sg. Cachimba (proper name) From Portuguese cacimba.Wiktionary
se se pron. reflex. itself (reflexive) From Latin .Wiktionary
ha haber v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) has From Old Spanish aver, from Latin habeo ('have, hold').Wiktionary
formado formar v., past participle formed From Latin formāre.Wiktionary
corredera corredera n. f. sg. stampede Formed within Spanish from correr + -dera.Wiktionary
Allá allá adv. over there From Latin {{compound|la|ad|illāc}}.Wiktionary
fueron ir v., 3rd pers. pl. pret. ind. (pretérito perfecto simple) went From Latin eo, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
los el art. m. pl. the From Latin ille, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
bomberos bombero n. m. pl. firefighters Formed within Spanish from bomba + -ero.Wiktionary
con con prep. with From Latin cum ('with'), from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ('next to, at, with, along'), probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
sus su pron. poss. pl. their From Old Spanish su.Wiktionary
campanas campana n. f. pl. bells From Late Latin campāna.Wiktionary
sirenas sirena n. f. pl. sirens From Late Latin Sirēna.Wiktionary
Allí allí adv. there From Latin {{compound|la|ad|illīc}}.Wiktionary
Ay ay interj. oh Expressive interjection of Iberian origin.
mamá mamá n. f. sg. mom From French maman.Wiktionary
qué qué pron. interrog. what From Latin quid, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
pasó pasar v., 3rd pers. sg. pret. ind. (pretérito perfecto simple) happened From Vulgar Latin *passare, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
cuarto cuarto n. m. sg. room From Latin quartus.Wiktionary
de de prep. of From Old Spanish de.Wiktionary
Tula Tula n. f. sg. Tula Proper name.Listed in Wiktionary
le le pron. 3rd pers. sg. it (to it) From Latin illi.
cogió coger v., 3rd pers. sg. pret. ind. (pretérito perfecto simple) caught From Latin colligō.Wiktionary
candela candela n. f. sg. fire From Latin candēla.Wiktionary
quedó quedar v., 3rd pers. sg. pret. ind. (pretérito perfecto simple) remained From Latin quietare, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
dormida dormir adj. f. sg. asleep From Latin dormire, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
y y conj. and From Old Spanish é.Wiktionary
no no adv. not From Latin non, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
apagó apagar v., 3rd pers. sg. pret. ind. (pretérito perfecto simple) extinguished From Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad-.Wiktionary
vela vela n. f. sg. candle Formed within Spanish from velar.Wiktionary
Que que conj. that/let From Latin quid.Wiktionary
llamen llamar v., 3rd pers. pl. pres. subj. (presente de subjuntivo) they call From Latin clamare, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
a a prep. to (personal object marker) From Latin ad.Wiktionary
Ibrahim Ibrahim n. m. sg. Ibrahim Arabic proper name (Abraham).
Ferrer Ferrer n. m. sg. Ferrer Catalan surname (smith).
busque buscar v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. subj. (presente de subjuntivo) he seeks From Old Spanish buscar.Wiktionary
yo yo pron. pers. 1st pers. sg. I From Late Latin eo, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
creo creer v., 1st pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) I believe From Latin credere, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
lo el art. neuter that which From Latin illum, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
que que pron. relative that From Latin quid.Wiktionary
quiere querer v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) she wants From Latin quaerō.Wiktionary
señores señor n. m. pl. gentlemen From Latin senior, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
es ser v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) is From Latin sum.Wiktionary
apaguen apagar v., 3rd pers. pl. pres. subj. (presente de subjuntivo) they extinguish From Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad-.Wiktionary
fuego fuego n. m. sg. fire From Old Spanish fuego, from Late Latin focus ('fire'), from Latin focus ('hearth').Wiktionary
por por prep. through From Old Spanish por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō.Wiktionary
ahí ahí adv. there Formed within Spanish from a- + y.Wiktionary
viene venir v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) comes From Latin venire, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
Eliades Eliades n. m. sg. Eliades (proper name) Proper name of Greek origin.
tremenda tremendo adj. f. sg. tremendous From Latin tremendus.Wiktionary
observar observar v. inf. to observe From Latin observāre, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
cogido coger v., past participle caught From Latin colligō.Wiktionary
Carlos Carlos n. m. sg. Carlos (proper name) From Germanic Karl (free man).
Marcos Marcos n. m. sg. Marcos (proper name) From Latin Marcus (dedicated to Mars).Listed in Wiktionary
están estar v., 3rd pers. pl. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) are From Old Spanish estar, from Latin stō, stare.Wiktionary
mirando mirar v., gerund watching From Latin mirare, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
este este pron. demonstrative m. sg. this From French est, from Proto-Germanic *austrą ('east'), from Proto-Indo-European *aus- ('eastern').Wiktionary
Si si conj. if From Latin si, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
ahora ahora adv. now From Old Spanish agora, from Latin hāc hōrā ('at this time').Wiktionary
se se pron. reflexive marker From Latin .Wiktionary
apaga apagar v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) extinguishes From Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad-.Wiktionary
luego luego adv. later From Old Spanish luego ('then'), from Latin locō ('in the place of, instead of, for').Wiktionary
Puntillita Puntillita n. m. sg. Puntillita (name) Formed within Spanish from puntilla + -ita.Wiktionary
ve ir v., 2nd pers. sg. imper. (imperativo) go From Latin eo, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
busca buscar v., 2nd pers. sg. imper. (imperativo) look for From Old Spanish buscar.Wiktionary
Marco Marco n. m. sg. Marco From Latin Marcus.
pa para prep. for From Latin prō.Wiktionary
al a prep. + art. to the From Latin ad.Wiktionary
Sierra Sierra n. f. sg. mountain range From Latin serra.Wiktionary
Maestra maestro adj. f. sg. main/master From Latin magister.Wiktionary
vengan venir v., 3rd pers. pl. pres. subj. (presente de subjuntivo) they come From Latin venire, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
para para prep. to From Latin prō.Wiktionary
acá acá adv. here From Latin *eccum hāc.Wiktionary
rápido rápido adv. quickly From Latin rapidus.Wiktionary
La el art. f. sg. the From Latin ille, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
mira mirar v., 2nd pers. sg. imper. (imperativo) look From Latin mirare, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
Ey ey interj. hey From English hey.Wiktionary
coge coger v., 2nd pers. sg. imper. (imperativo) grab From Latin colligō.Wiktionary
pronto pronto adv. soon From Latin promptus.Wiktionary
cubito cubo n. m. sg. little bucket From Latin cupa.Wiktionary
te pron. yourself From Latin , from Proto-Italic *, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.Wiktionary
quedó quedar v., 2nd pers. sg. pret. ind. (pretérito perfecto simple) stay From Latin quietare, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
fuera fuera adv. outside From Old Spanish fuera,fueras, from Latin forās.Wiktionary
Llénalo llenar v., 2nd pers. sg. imper. + pron. (imperativo) fill it Formed within Spanish from lleno + -ar.Wiktionary
agua agua n. f. sg. water From Old Spanish agua, from Latin aqua.Wiktionary
ven venir v., 2nd pers. sg. imper. (imperativo) come From Latin venire, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
apagar apagar v., inf. put out From Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad-.Wiktionary
que que pron. that From Latin quid.Wiktionary
está estar v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) is From Old Spanish estar, from Latin stō, stare.Wiktionary
encendida encender adj. f. sg. ignited From Latin incendo.Wiktionary
llama llamar v., 2nd pers. sg. imper. (imperativo) call From Latin clamare, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
Tu pron. 2nd pers. sg. you From Latin , from Proto-Italic *, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.Wiktionary
eres ser v., 2nd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) are From Latin sum.Wiktionary
afina afinar v., 2nd pers. sg. imper. (imperativo) tune From Latin finis (end/boundary).Listed in Wiktionary
cueros cuero n. m. pl. skins/drum heads From Latin corium.Wiktionary
muchacho muchacho n. m. sg. boy Formed within Spanish from mochacho.Wiktionary
volvió volver v., 3rd pers. sg. pret. ind. (pretérito perfecto simple) turned/became From Latin volvo.Wiktionary
loco loco adj. m. sg. crazy From Old Spanish loco.Wiktionary
Barbarito Barbarito n. m. sg. Barbarito (name) Diminutive of Bárbara.
qué qué pron. how From Latin quid, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary
interesante interesante adj. interesting Formed within Spanish from interesar + -ante.Wiktionary

Linguistic analysis is produced with AI assistance and reviewed by hand before publication. It is designed as an educational aid and may still contain translation or etymological errors.

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