Guanabee Glossary: El Subte

If you’ve ever asked a Mexican whether it’s cold enough for a chaqueta or asked a Cuban to pass a bollo at dinner, you’ll know that Latino slang terms can vary from country to country, region to region, generation to generation, a reality that often results in embarrassing situations. Guanabee Glossary is our attempt to teach you Latino slang and save you from looking like a weird-ass fool in mixed company. Enjoy it, cabrones.

el subte

[el soob-teh] noun

Argentine slang for the subway.

Uno no puede subir at subte. 

One cannot go up to the subway.