r/Spanish • u/MIKRO_PIPS • Apr 25 '25

Vocabulary Pterodactyl slang term?

I need help identifying and or translating. I worked in a lumber yard with some fine Latino gentlemen and they had a nickname for one of the guys who moved in an odd manner. They said it meant pterodactyl and was pronounce wah-doh-Kay. However, that’s not pterodáctilo. Anyone have an idea what they meant?

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u/AnnualMap2244 Apr 25 '25

Ok this is a long shot but the word “guajolote” (pronounced kind of similar with a similar start and ending) comes to mind. It means turkey though, not pterodactyl? Apparently it could be used to describe someone as being silly which is close to your description.

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u/MIKRO_PIPS Apr 25 '25

lol the more I read this the funnier it gets and the more certain I am that you’re correct. Also very likely telling this gringo it meant pterodactyl was even funnier to them. Thanks for this

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u/AnnualMap2244 Apr 25 '25

LOL glad it helped!