“Parqueadero” is now recognized as a Spanish language word …
Yes, at the Sixth International Congress of the Spanish Language, held in Panama, new vernacular was approved … including these contributions from around the Americas.
Below is a list of countries, words, and writers who submitted the word in question. Ever a dynamic and living language, Spanish continues to evolve as life changes!
How many words do you recognize?
Argentina: BOLUDO, Juan Gelman.
Bolivia: JAILÓN, Edmundo Paz Soldán.
Chile: PATIPERRO, Antonio Skármeta.
Colombia: VAINA, Laura Restrepo.
Costa Rica: TUANIS, Carlos Cortés.
Cuba: ASERE, Wendy Guerra.
Ecuador: YAPA, Gabriela Alemán.
El Salvador: CIPOTE, Horacio Castellanos Moya.
España: CONTRADIÓS, Álvaro Pombo.
Estados Unidos: PARQUEADERO, Sergio de la Pava.
Guatemala: KAIBIL, Rodrigo Rey Rosa.
Honduras: PIJA, María Eugenia Ramos.
México: PINCHE, José Emilio Pacheco.
Nicaragua: CHUNCHE, Sergio Ramírez.
Panamá: SINVERGÜENZURA, Carlos Wynter Melo.
Paraguay: CURUVICA, José Pérez Reyes.
Perú: HUACHAFO, Iván Thays.
Puerto Rico: BREGAR, Mayra Santos-Febres.
República Dominicana: OLLA, Rita Indiana Hernández.
Uruguay: CELESTE, Claudia Amengual.
Venezuela: BOCHINCHE, Rafael Cadenas.
For more information on the Congress … click on the image above.
