What does «tongoneo» mean in Spanish?
- Wiggling; movement of the person who wiggles (moving the shoulders and hips affectedly, often sensually, when walking or dancing).
♦ Used in: Cuba - Dominican Republic - Venezuela
Examples of use in Spanish: "el tongoneo de una bailarina".
"marcaba los pasos con un sensual tongoneo".
"Teodoro miraba largo rato con mirada ansiosa el tongoneo de las morenas de curvas altaneras".
"con su tongoneo al taconear atraía las miradas de hombres y de las mujeres envidiosas".
"caminaba con un tongoneo que enloquecía a los hombres".
- Conduct of the boastful, petulant or boastful person.
- To group several things by squeezing them together.
♦ Used in: Venezuela - Exaggerated affection and embrace.
♦ Used in: Puerto Rico
Examples of use in Spanish: "Lo único que extrañaba era el tongoneo de sus madre".