There are others, like the Punto, which comes to
mind. If I remember correctly, there was a US model named Nova,
which, when pronounced by a Spanish speaker means ‘No Go!’, like
the Punto, meaning ‘Dead Stop’, or Stop. Another famous one was
the Pinto – in Mexican Spanish ‘pinto’ means ‘small penis’. Here
are the complete translations, direct from my Oxford Spanish to
English dictionary.
Pajero s.m. : 1. straw dealer (n.)
Prado s.m. : 1. grassland (n).
2. green (n.) 3. lea (n). 4. meadow (n.) 5. lawn
(n.)
Montero s.m. : 1. huntsman (n.) pl:
huntsmen 2. ancient hunting cap (n.) —
Expressions: montero a cargo de los perros de caza s.m. : 1.
whipper-in or the man who whips hunting dogs - man in charge
of the hunting dogs (n.)
Bolero s.m. : 1. bolero (n.) 2.
bolero dance or music (n.) 3. bolero jacket (n.) 4.
short jacket (n.)
Fiero s.m. : 1. threats n. fiero (adj).
a : 1. ferocious (adj). 2. fierce adj.
3. savage (adj). 4. wild (adj).
Baleno - abbre. balar (v). : 1.
bleat (v).
Picanto - diminutive. picante (adj.) :
1.highly seasoned (adj.) 2. racy (adj.) 3. piquant (adj.)
4. biting (adj.) 5. spicy adj. 6. hot (adj.) (spicy)
7. peppery (adj.)
Sorrento is a small city in Campania,
Italy, also near Melbourne, Victoria and may mean something in
Italian. See also sortear (v.) : 1. draw or cast lots for (v.)
2. raffle (v).
Río s.m. : 1. river (n.)
Cerato s.m. : 1. cerate (n.) (medical
unguent composed of wax, lard, etc.; (a.) having a cere.
cerated, (a.) covered with wax)
Céfiro - Spanish name for Greek God -
Zephyr (in Greek Zephyros) was the God of the wind of the
west, son of Astreo and of Eos
Punto s.m. : 1. dot (n.) (ARG, MAT)
2. period (n.) 3. point (n.) 4. fleck n. 5.
speckle (n.) 6. stitch (n.) pl.: stitches (de
sutura / suture) 7. stitching (n.)
I find two of the names quite appropriate in
the Sri Lankan context
Pajero - A Straw Dealer – while an
honorable profession in rural areas providing the bales of hay
for herds of cattle, also means the person who deals the short
straw as in choosing straws...
Montero – the man in charge of the hunting
dogs...
Interesting, indeed!
Aruna Kulatunga
