Lunfardo Dictionary

arrabal

nounclassic lyricsstreet & night

The city's edge — mud streets, cobblestones, love and knives. The poetic word for the geography where tango was born. Arrabalero: of the arrabal.

Example

Su música huele a arrabal y a otro tiempo.

His music smells of the arrabal and another time.

Songs where you can hear it

  • Arrabal amargo (1935)
  • Melodía de arrabal (1932)
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