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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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May 9, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: Words For Conquering a Woman’s Heart

I was originally going to call this post Mexi-Vocabulario: Palabras […]

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May 2, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Tamalona!

Note this one is not a very friendly mexi-vocabulario word.  […]

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April 24, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Rola!

¡Esa es mi rola!  ¡Esa rola está a toda madre!  […]

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

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Fodonga!

A reader sent me this word with the request that […]

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April 12, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Los Metiches, Mexi-Vocabulario, Mexican Culture, Mexican Lifestyle

Mexi-Style: It’s Not a Bad Word!

The other day while doing some research I came across […]

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April 10, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Alcahueta!

It’s one of the most offensive words you could use to describe […]

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