dar cotorra

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˌdaɾ koˈtora/ [ˌd̪aɾ koˈt̪o.ra]
• IPA^(key): (Dominican Cibaeño dialect) [ˌdai̯ koˈt̪o.ra], (Santo Domingo) [ˌda(l) koˈt̪o.ra]
• Syllabification: dar co‧to‧rra

dar cotorra (first-person singular present doy cotorra, first-person singular preterite di cotorra, past participle dado cotorra)

1. (Dominican Republic, slang, idiomatic) to speak in flattering or persuasive talk in order to convince, deceive, or seduce someone; to smooth-talk, to sweet-talk.

   Raúl me estaba dando cotorra para que le regalara mi reloj. ― Raúl was smooth-talking me so I would give him my watch.

   Ese tipo no sabe dar cotorra; ninguna muchacha le hace caso. ― That guy doesn’t know how to sweet-talk; no girl pays attention to him.

   Synonyms: dar muela, dar coba

• Roberto Guzmán (2021), «Cotorra», Acento.com.do. Column on Dominican Spanish explaining dar cotorra as convincing someone with talk.
• «Expresiones aplatanadas que solo entendemos los dominicanos», Diario Libre (2019). Includes the idiom dar cotorra ‘to convince or seduce someone with talk’.
• «Dando cotorra», in Colección Palabras Dominicanas, Jumbo. Explains dar cotorra as talk used to carry out one’s plans, often to woo women.
• «Dar cotorra», in Castellanario – República Dominicana, Magikitos. Describes the expression as speaking nicely to convince someone, sometimes with bad intentions.
• «cotorra», in Jergas de habla hispana. Gives Dominican examples using dar cotorra.