popola
n.— «El Gobierno de ese país le prohibe el ingreso a la artista debido al veto que pesa sobre “La popola”, como se le llama en Puerto Rico a la fruta sandía y que en la jerga dominicana se refiere al órgano sexual femenino, indicó el periódico local El Vocero.» —“Prohíben a rapera ingreso a Dominicana” a.m. (León, Gto., Mexico) Jan. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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