Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

las botas cañeras

English translation:

work boots

Added to glossary by Wendy Gosselin
Jan 18, 2013 20:48
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term

las botas cañeras

Spanish to English Art/Literary Folklore
A text about the kitsch in post-1959 Cuban art and culture:


Los años de las hebillitas-lazos de latón martillado, las camisas de caqui bordadas con frases de cancioneros, las peligrosas pinturas de uñas con colores nunca vistos, las camisetas estampadas con fotos de revistas calcadas con alcohol de madera, los “nuevos” paisajes chinos con papel de snacks de chocolate, las flores de celuloide, las botas cañeras con tacón hollywood, los bajos de guinga [tela estampada con cuadros diminutos], las lámparas hechas con lustrosos enlatados de macarella-fish Made in Japan

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Proposed translations (English)
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work boots

Those were just work boots that were issued to students or city workers that were sent to work in the sugar cane harvest (zafra). I recall that some of them were like a sort of rough hide finish. Like a coarse suede in dark brown.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jenni Lukac (X) : Every kind of boot possible is now described as cañera. I think this description fits the bill here.
11 mins
Thanks, Jenni!
agree Yvonne Gallagher
1 hr
Muchas gracias. ¡Feliz Año!
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