Spanish Culture: Traditions in Argentina

Argentinians love to gather at the table and share everything with their family and friends. Learn everything about mate, tango, asados and many other Spanish traditions in Argentina.
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Lunfardo, the language of tango

Many of us are familiar with lunfardo words from the lyrics of the tangos so masterfully sung by Carlos Gardel, among other great interpreters of the genre. Let's get to know a little better the origins and characteristics of this slang that originated in Argentina, which nowadays has been incorporated to a great extent in the speech of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. It is considered to have more than 6,000 words.

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