yuma(s)
English translation: Yuman. In Cuba, a nickname for the United States/"Americans"; U.S. Citizens
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| 4 +1 | Yuman. In Cuba, a nickname for the United States/"Americans"; U.S. Citizens |
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foreigners Explanation: The sample that follows taken from a blog that says yumas are the US tourists. In other blogs I found people contradicting this and saying that a yuma is any extranjero. So I propose foreigner. If your piece is for tourism, use tourist. 'Driving the nostalgic tourists'.... I visited Havana in 2000 and was not called any name whatsoever. El extranjero no se escapa a los experimentados observadores cubanos de las razas del mundo. Pude percibir que hay dos grupos básicos de extranjeros: Los “yumas” y los demás. El apelativo de yuma tiene alguna raíz etimológica en los “Yunaited Esteits”, de acuerdo a la fonética castellana del nombre en inglés de los Estados Unidos. El prototipo es blanco, ó rubio. Si el extranjero viene de los Estados Unidos pero es negro, no es un yuma, sencillamente es un negro que vino del “Yuma”. Si es blanco y vino de Suiza ó Alemania, es un “yuma” hecho y derecho. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y01/nov01/21a8.htm Reference: http://arp4020-20.blogspot.com/2007/10/el-comunismo-del-che-... |
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peer agreement (net): +1Yuman. In Cuba, a nickname for the United States/"Americans"; U.S. Citizens Explanation: Dictionary definition of “Yuma” Yuman. In Cuba, a nickname for the United States. Subjects: Spanish, Cuba Editorial Note: In Spanish, the word is used with the definite article: La Yuma. Etymological Note: The etymological information in the 1996 cite and last 2004 cite is unverified. Another claim that it comes from a corrupted pronunciation by Cubans of the English words “united states” is less likely. 1 Comment | Cites | Permalink | Tell a Friend Citations: 1991 Don Rosen Orange County Register (California) (May 19) “After treacherous voyage, refugees seek fresh start in Irvine” p. H9: For years they dreamed of coming to “la yuma,” as the United States is known in Cuba. 1996 [[email protected] (GOLO1945)] Usenet: soc.culture.cuba (Jan. 21) “Re: What does gusano mean?”: Tu si te las sabes todas, desde el Rosita de Hornedo hasta lo de la Yuma. Efectivamente, no se si te recuerdas, se trataba de una pelicula de Glenn Ford, “The 3:10 to Yuma” Asi creo que se llamaba. Esta pelicula cuando la echaron formo tremendo revuelo, pues en los cines en esos dias lo que estaban “echando” era pura bazofia del campo socialista. Se formaron tremendas colas y la gente comenzo a popularizar y asociar Yuma con USA. 2004 Anita Snow @ Cojimar, Cuba Miami Herald (Florida) (Aug. 11) “Repeat of ‘94 ‘Rafter’ Crisis Less”: The upheaval of 1994 began when thousands of Cubans crowded Havana’s sea wall to cheer on the latest of many ferry hijackings by passengers bent on reaching “La Yuma”—slang for the United States. *2004 Tom Miller Traveler’s Tales (Aug. 12) “Cuba: Introduction”: In Cuban street slang, yuma means a foreigner, more specifically, someone from a non-Spanish speaking European or North American country, and most particularly, from the United States. When someone asks my brother-in-law where his sister went, he might say, “Se fue pa’ la yuma.” She went to the United States. Or an American tourist strolling down Havana’s Prado might hear, “¡Oye, yuma! ¡Ven acá!” Hey ‘merican, com’ere! Yuma is a word unknown in Mexico or any other Spanish-speaking country that I know of. Cubans have always liked our Westerns going back deep into the Batista years, including the Glenn Ford classic, 3:10 to Yuma. The movie, popular in theaters and on Cuban television, was quintessentially American. Based on a 1953 Elmore Leonard short story, it portrayed the nuance of cowboy honor and obligation. In the quirky way that one language absorbs the sounds and images of another, Cuba, which has embraced so many American totems, has taken Yuma if not to its heart, at least to its tongue. The Cuban street-slang yuma derives directly from the film 3:10 to Yuma. Posted 12 Aug 04 | Permalink | Tell a Friend Reader comments: im cuban, i lived in cuba and yuma can also be a person that lives in the united states a girl: la yuma, esa yuma etc. a guy: el yuma, ese yuma etc. by Meli 30 Dec 08, 0818 GMT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leave a comment (must be approved by the moderator before it will appear). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2009-08-19 02:35:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.slate.com/id/2175455/ http://cubantriangle.blogspot.com/2007/08/la-yuma.html HAVANA, Aug. 24, 2007 Why Cubans Want To Go To "Yuma" Cowboy Classic Became Slang For "America" Font size Print E-mail Share By Carol Kopp Play CBS Video Video Eye To Eye: Russell Crowe Only On The Web: Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe talks to "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft about his career and fame, then Katie Couric files her daily notebook. Video Life in Cuba It has been one year since Fidel Castro has been seen in public. Now, Cubans are settling into the idea that their leader of 48 years will probably not be returning to power. Kelly Cobiella reports. Photo Actors, from left Alan Tudyk, Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Peter Fonda and Lennie Loftin, appear in "3:10 to Yuma." (AP/Lionsgate Films) (CBS) It's not big or famous and it's certainly not close, but Yuma, an Arizona desert town near the borders with California and Mexico, is Cuba's most talked about American locale. "La Yuma" is Cuban street lingo for the United States, and "Yumas" can be Americans or foreigners from any non-Spanish speaking country. Many trace the term to "3:10 to Yuma" the cowboy classic based on an Elmore Leonard short story that arrived here after it hit U.S. theaters in 1957. The slang should get a boost with the release of a remake of "3:10 to Yuma," starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, opening in the United States on Sept. 7. When first released in the summer of 1957, the film became popular among audiences and critics alike for its suspenseful nature and sharp black-and-white cinematography. Ford received particular notice for his against-type villainous performance. The following year, 3:10 to Yuma was nominated for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Best Film. Since its release, the film has become a staple of cable television and has gained an audience of several generations. A critically successful remake was released in 2007. The film caused "Yuma" to enter the lexicon of Cuban slang: Yumas is a term for American visitors, while La Yuma is the United States.[1] |
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