h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Whilst working in the Falkland Islands in the '60s, I noticed that the most common expletive was the word "PUTA" pronounced as if it had two o's in the middle. I discovered that this was Spanish for "whore." There was also a bird called a caracara, and another called a carancho, and I deduced that "Cara" meant hawk. Imagine my surprise when during the Argentino Invasion, I discovered they had a counter insurgency aircraft called a "PUTACARA." I immediately decided that this was a "Whore-hawk." Funnily enough the other phrase used when someone was annoyed was " Son of a Russian Whore" I never did work that out, as we were a long way from Russia. Once a year though the Russian Whaling Fleet came into NEW ISLAND on the Far West, for Water and Fresh Mutton. As far as I am aware the owner made a few roubles, and the British Government could do nothing about it, except get excited as there was no customs post on New Island, and it was a large fleet. Other than that all expletives were very similar to English ones. I thought I'd share that.

Doesn't 'cara' also mean 'dear' - perhaps 'putacara' means 'beloved whore', or just maybe 'whore-lover'.

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Ben

I thought that was Italian, we are talking Spanish. I could be wrong.
Sorry have been away.