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Mexico's culture emerged from the culture of the Spanish Empire, the preexisting indigenous cultures of Mexico, and alongside with African influences. Mexican culture is described as the 'child' of both western and native American civilizations. Other minor influences include those from other regions of Europe, Middle East & Asia. [1] [2] [3 ...
Chilango (pronounced [tʃiˈlaŋɡo] ⓘ) is a Mexican slang demonym for natives of Mexico City. The Royal Spanish Academy and the Mexican Academy of Language give the definition of the word as referring to something "belonging to Mexico City", [1] [2] in particular referring to people native to Mexico City.
Naco (fem. naca) is a pejorative word often used in Mexican Spanish that may be translated into English as "low-class", "uncultured", "vulgar" or "uncivilized ". [1] A naco (Spanish: ⓘ) is usually associated with lower socio-economic classes. Although, it is used across all socioeconomic classes, when associated with middle - upper income ...
The term originally referred to fruit that was spoiled or rotten, as well as to plants and individuals that appeared to be in poor health. [1]Earl Shorris, an American writer and critic, defined pochos as Americans of Mexican descent "who [had] traded [their] language and culture for the illusory blandishments of life in the United States".
The Monumento a La Raza at Avenida de los Insurgentes, Mexico City (inaugurated 12 October 1940) Flag of the Hispanic People. In Mexico, the Spanish expression la Raza [1] ('the people' [2] or 'the community'; [3] literal translation: 'the race' [2]) has historically been used to refer to the mixed-race populations (primarily though not always exclusively in the Western Hemisphere), [4 ...
Mestizo (/ m ɛ ˈ s t iː z oʊ, m ɪ ˈ-/ mest-EE-zoh, mist-, [1] [2] Spanish: or; fem. mestiza, literally 'mixed person') is a person of mixed heritage, In certain regions such as Latin America, it may also refer to people who are culturally European even though their ancestors were Indigenous American, or African. [3]
Cholo is a word from the Barlovento Islas [later known as Windward Islands]; it means "dog", not of the purebred variety, but of very disreputable origin; and the Spaniards use it for insult and vituperation". [4] Interestingly, the Mexican hairless dog is known as "xoloitzcuintli" or "xolo" in Nahuatl.
[1] Nepantla is a Nahuatl word which means "in the middle of it" or "middle." [ 2 ] It may refer specifically to the space between two figurative or literal bodies of water. [ 3 ] In contemporary usage, Nepantla often refers to being between two cultures, particularly one's original culture and the dominant one.