This is the Latino waiter that comes to your table at a
Mexican restaurant who does not seem to speak
English, and even their Spanish is incomprehensible. The make no sense, mumble in what should be
English, but may be Spanish and leave you with the feeling that you are not going to get anything near what your ordered.
Gender: masculine
Reference: TV series "I Love Lucy" character, "Ricky Ricardo"
Etymology:
“Richard the Lion-Hearted”; “Richard Coeur
de Lion”) 1157–99, king of England 1189–99.
1480–90; < L retardāre to delay, protract, equiv. to re- re- + tardāre to loiter, be slow, deriv. of tardus slow; see tardy
The host was efficient and sat us at a nice booth, saying the waiter would be right over. Little did we know it would be a Ricky Retardo! His
English was a mix of nonsequitor words, but fortunately I speak Spanish. Unfortunately, I cannot understand the Ricky Retardo's Spanish any better than his English! Am I getting a side dish of refried
beans? Or just the
beans? I am not sure...