fula
Hard currency / US dollars (Cuba)
Definitions
Slang for hard currency or US dollars. As an adjective 'fula' means bad, ugly, or messed-up.
fula In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Cuban Spanish, of uncertain origin.
People Also Ask
What does 'fula' mean in Cuba?
As a noun it means hard currency or US dollars; as an adjective it means bad, ugly, or messed-up.
How can 'fula' mean both money and 'bad'?
It has two separate slang senses in Cuban Spanish — one for dollars, one for something unpleasant — and context tells them apart.
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