tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572746484257529930.post592536940377696281..comments2024-01-06T01:40:21.860+08:00Comments on Bien Chabacano: Origins of the Chabacano CenJerome Herrerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743838510465910572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572746484257529930.post-37693063150616321162013-04-16T17:30:22.057+08:002013-04-16T17:30:22.057+08:00Thanks for sharing!Thanks for sharing!Jerome Herrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743838510465910572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572746484257529930.post-53427781478199737852013-04-16T14:43:40.117+08:002013-04-16T14:43:40.117+08:00In Caviteño to save money is "gualdá cualta,&...In Caviteño to save money is "gualdá cualta,"<br />gualdá from Spanish guardar, cualta from Spanish cuarto (an old Spanish coin made of copper). <br /><br />I believe 8½ cuartos = 1 Spanish Real (Spanish currency until 1864).<br /><br />In modern Spanish the expression "tener cuartos" means to have a lot of money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com