15 Argentine Slang Words to Sound Like a Proper Argentine!
As with most other countries, Argentina has its own slang. The overwhelming majority of Argentine slang words actually have Italian, not Spanish origins, however, a few do have Spanish origins.
Both Spanish and Italian are among the world's most spoken languages, with roughly 450 million and 63 million speakers respectively. Of this, 42 million people speak the Argentine Spanish dialect of Spanish.
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15. Tener mala leche - Bad luck
Literally speaking, tener mala leche means "To have bad milk" in English. However, in Argentine slang, it is used to mean the same as mala suerte - bad luck.
It's generally the sort of thing you'll hear moms and grandmas say to their small children and grandchildren when they do thing...