Overview

• After its unveiling at Casa Norberto in San Juan on July 10, El ABC de DtMF became available in all bookstores across Puerto Rico.
• The 240-page volume defines 300 local words and phrases drawn from the 17 tracks of Debí tirar más fotos.
• Readers will find colloquialisms such as ajorar, amanecerse and romper alongside hybrid anglicisms like las gerlas and estolquear.
• Entries situate Bad Bunny’s lyrics within migration, gentrification and colonial resistance narratives that shape Puerto Rican identity.
• Compiled by lexicographer Maia Sherwood Droz, a member of the Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española, the guide aims to bridge cultural gaps for global audiences.