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This word ending—thought to be difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce at the time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely used in Mexico and ending in "-te" is highly likely to have a Nahuatl origin.
In Mexico, Cuba, Chile and also in Peru estar hecho mierda means to be very exhausted. In northern Mexico and the southwestern United States (particularly California), the phrase mierda de toro(s) (literally "shit from bull(s)") is used often as a Spanish translation of bullshit in response to what is seen by the Spanish speaker as perceived ...
The Mexican mouse opossum (Marmosa mexicana) is a species of North American opossum in the family Didelphidae. Description
from aya "corpse" and waska "rope", via Spanish ayahuasca Cachua (definition) from qhachwa Chinchilla (definition) possibly from Quechua. May be from Spanish chinche Chuño (definition) from ch'uñu Coca (definition) from kuka, via Spanish coca Cocaine (definition) from kuka (see above), probably via French cocaïne Condor (definition) from ...
Mexican slang (12 P) Pages in category "Spanish slang" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., recently welcomed a one-eyed opossum named Basil, who was rescued after being attacked and is now an ambassador for his species at the zoo.
A surprise guest at a college football game in Texas on Thursday became a viral celebrity overnight. An opossum, whose name is unknown, ran across the field during Texas Tech University’s home ...
According to Chicano artist and writer José Antonio Burciaga: . Caló originally defined the Spanish gypsy dialect. But Chicano Caló is the combination of a few basic influences: Hispanicized English; Anglicized Spanish; and the use of archaic 15th-century Spanish words such as truje for traje (brought, past tense of verb 'to bring'), or haiga, for haya (from haber, to have).