guirla
n.— «Las letras, herederas del rap puertorriqueño pero en español, hablan de sexo, violencia, respeto, “guirlas”—mujeres—, drogas y “socios,” todo ello aderezado con una jerga rapera.» —“Reggaeton, el ritmo ‘bellaco’ que invade las discotecas” Diario Málaga (Spain) May 1, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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