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Slang | | Spanish term or phrase: platita | Hello,
Could anyone tell me which drug the slang word platita refers to?
Tenia ganas de fumarme una platita.
The context before and after does not give any clues.
Thanks |
| | | English translation:Heroin | Explanation:
I am not sure how reliable this website is, but I found this reference to "platita" online |
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  Catherine Haslam
Chile
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19 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 | fumar una platita chase the dragon
Explanation:
Anademajomar is correct, but here's my suggested translation.
"Por último, hay que comentar que el hombre utiliza un lenguaje específico, un argot. En este caso es el argot de las drogas, ya que utiliza vocabulario propio de este mundo. Por ejemplo; porro, fumarse una platita (fumar heroína), pincharse (introducirse por la vena heroína o cocaína..."
The most common slang term for smoking heroin is chasing the dragon.
Reference: http://blocs.xtec.cat/entretextos/2009/12/11/entrevista-a-un...
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasing_the_dragon
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