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The canonical example is the Mitsubishi Pajero, later renamed Montero in a lot of Spanish-speaking countries.
by ggambetta 9y ago
The canonical example is the Mitsubishi Pajero, later renamed Montero in a lot of Spanish-speaking countries.
- TremendousJudge 9y agofor those that don't speak Spanish, it literally means 'wanker'
- dmix 9y agoWhy did they choose that word? Did it have a meaning in another language besides Spanish or did they just like the sound? Edit: found my own answer on Wikipedia, it's the latin taxonomy word for a feline: > It was named after Leopardus pajeros, the Pampas cat, which is native to the Patagonia plateau region of southern Argentina.[3] But pajero in Spanish is also a common term of abuse, usually translated as "wanker" or "tosser", thus perhaps why alternative names have been used for many markets. It is known as the Mitsubishi Montero (meaning "mountain hunter"[4]) in the Americas (except Brazil and Jamaica), and Spain, while in the United Kingdom it is known as the Mitsubishi Shogun. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mitsubishi_Pajero https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mitsubishi_Pajero
- slowmovintarget 9y agoI was going to say that the canonical example is the Chevy Nova ("no go") but TIL that that never actually happened. It was a made up story. That Mitsubishi one is hilarious.