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¡Chisquiado!
November 24, 2014Mexi-Vocabulario

¡Chisquiado!

Crazy. A little bit off. Silly. Goofy, even. Just not […]

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Igualada
December 29, 2013Mexi-Vocabulario

IGUALADA

Few other words in the Spanish language can insult you […]

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August 2, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexican Culture, Mexican Lifestyle

10 Words We Say In Spanish That Aren’t Really Spanish

By definition, they would be better classified under the category […]

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August 1, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Enchilar!

Kind of ridiculous, that as much as I love hot […]

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July 26, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Chiflado!

Uuy… I’ve been called that one more than once.   As […]

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July 17, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Embustero!

¡No seas embustero!  Don’t be a liar!  We could probably […]

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July 12, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Adío!

¿Adió, a poco nada más te hizo mala cara? ¿Adió, […]

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July 4, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Despapaye!

Porque aunque nos toque trabajar mañana, hoy nos la pasarémos […]

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June 26, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Chafa!

I use this one a lot.  In my writing at […]

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June 19, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Ruca!

There was another word that starts with the letter “R” […]

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June 13, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Parangaricutirimicuaro!

This week’s Mexi-Vocabulario is a doozy of a tongue twister.  […]

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June 5, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Chuntaro!

Chuntaro is one of those words that’s not very easily […]

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May 30, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Madre!

So this week’s Mexi-Vocabulario is completely the creative work of […]

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May 22, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Tarado!

This one’s dedicated to a very special friend.  Ya sabes […]

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May 15, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Sinvergüenza!

I grew up being called a “sinvergüenza“.  Whether it was […]

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March 21, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Rifandomela!

As in rifar,to risk it, put it all on the […]

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March 6, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Pipirisnais!

De la high… o sea de la alta sociedad. The […]

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