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Chancho

» by May 3rd, 2010 at 9:34 pm » Comments (0)

A chancho is a pig. This seems to be a uniquely Latin American word. Another common word for pig is cerdo.



Furgón

» by May 1st, 2010 at 7:11 pm » Comments (0)

I saw the word furgón in relation to a train boxcar, but it can also be used to mean semi-truck trailer. An armored car is a furgón blindado.