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March 1, 2010

caló

slang

Meaning: slang

Example: El caló se refiere a vocabulario callejero usado por los chicanos y mexicanos. Viene de la lengua de los gitanos en España. (Caló refers to street slang used by Chicanos and Mexicans. The name comes from the language of Spanish gypsies.)

March 2, 2010

cajero automático

vocabulary

Meaning: ATM

Example: Vamos, pero tengo que pasar por el cajero automático de Banamex, pues no tengo lana. (Let’s go, but I have to stop at the Banamex ATM. I don’t have any dough.)

March 3, 2010

yaca

Food

Meaning: jackfruit

Example: Fruta que crece en regiones de selva tropical, la yaca es enorme y verde y cubierta de bolitas. Su sabor es una mezcla sutil de melón, papaya, y otras frutas. (Native to tropical regions, the jackfruit is huge and bumpy and tastes of cantaloupe, papaya, and other fruits.)

March 4, 2010

No sé del hilo, María es la que cose.

saying

Literal Meaning: I don’t know about that thread, María is the one who sews.

Meaning: I don’t know the gossip.

Example: Sí, hay un gran escándalo en la uni. Pero no sé del hilo, María es la que cose. (Yes, there’s a big fat scandal at the university. But I don’t know anything about it. “María” always knows the gossip.)

March 5, 2010

Al gusto y a la tristeza, no hay que darles rienda suelta.

proverb

Meaning: To pleasure and to pain, give neither free rein.

March 6, 2010

muy a gusto

expression

Meaning: very content, very comfortable

Example: No se preocupe, señor, aquí estoy muy a gusto. (Don’t worry, Sir, I am very comfortable here.)

March 7, 2010

manosear

slang

Meaning: to grope, feel up, manhandle

Example: Se fue de la casa porque su padrastro le empezó a manosear. (She left her home because her stepfather began groping her.)

March 8, 2010

mosquitera

Construction

Meaning: screen

Example: Vamos a poner mosquiteras en todas las ventanas. (We’re going to put screens in all the windows.)

March 9, 2010

escalera de caracol

Construction

Literal Meaning: snail staircase

Meaning: spiral staircase

Example: Como el espacio es chiquito vamos a poner una escalera de caracol. (Since it’s a small space we’ll install a spiral staircase.)

March 10, 2010

chafa

slang

Meaning: lousy, cheap, crummy, lame

Example: ¡Qué chafa que no me vas a llevar a Europa! Y no me digas que vas a llevar esta maleta chafa. ¡No sirve! (That’s lousy that you aren’t going to take me to Europe. And don’t tell me you’re taking that crummy suitcase. It’s no good!)

March 11, 2010

primo hermano

vocabulary

Meaning: first cousin

Example: Somos muy unidos; somos primos hermanos. (We’re very close; we’re first cousins.)

March 12, 2010

marchito

vocabulary

Meaning: faded, withered, wilted

Example: Quita las flores del florero. Ya están marchitas. (Remove the flowers from the vase; they are wilted.)

March 13, 2010

marimacha

slang

Meaning: dyke

Example: Mi hermana es chancla. Anda en Nueva York con su novia marimacha. (My sister is a lesbian. She’s in New York with her dyke girlfriend.)

March 14, 2010

hueso

Food

Literal Meaning: bone

Meaning: pit

Example: Me da por favor 100 gramos de aceitunas sin hueso. (Give me 100 grams of pitted olives, please.)

March 15, 2010

tipo

slang

Meaning: guy, fellow

Example: Vamos a preguntar a ese tipo alto de la clase de cocina. Es un buen tipo. (Let’s ask the tall guy from our cooking class. He’s a good guy.)

March 16, 2010

tipazo

slang

Meaning: hunk

Example: Híjole, Gaby, ¿desde cuándo estás saliendo con ese tipazo? (Good gravy, Gaby, how long have you been going out with that hunk?)

March 17, 2010

jején

vocabulary

Meaning: no-seeum

Example: ¡Ay, caramba! Los jejenes en San Blas me están comiendo. (Oh my goodness! The no-seeums in San Blas are eating me up.)

March 18, 2010

sancudo

vocabulary

Meaning: mosquito

Example: Vamos adentro. Los sancudos me están picando. (Let’s go inside. I’m getting bitten by mosquitos.)

March 19, 2010

palomitas

food

Literal Meaning: little doves

Meaning: popcorn

Example: Vamos al cine. A los niños les compramos refrescos y palomitas. (We’re going to the movies. We’ll buy the children soft drinks and popcorn.)

March 20, 2010

darse de alta

expression

Meaning: to register

Example: Es fácil darse de alta en nuestro servicio. (It’s easy to register for our service.)

March 21, 2010

dar de alta

expression

Meaning: to discharge, to release

Example: A mi esposo le dieron de alta en el manicomio; ¡qué fastidio! (They released my husband from the insane asylum … How annoying!)

March 22, 2010

Lo que sabemos es una gota de agua; lo que ignoramos es el océano.

proverb

Meaning: That which we know is a drop; what we don’t know is an ocean.

March 23, 2010

galleta de animalitos

slang

Literal Meaning: animal cracker

Meaning: nice, but common

Example: ¿Has visto la novia de Chuy? Es galleta de animalitos. (Have you seen Chuy’s girlfriend? She’s cute … but common.)

March 24, 2010

bici

slang

Meaning: bike

Example: ¿Me prestas tu bici? Es muy lejos para caminar. Will you lend me your bike? It’s a long way to walk.)

March 26, 2010

atole

food

Meaning: Derived from the Aztec word for water, atole is a thick corn-based drink, sweetened and served warm, that is a staple of rural Mexico and loved by city dwellers, too. It may be flavored with chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla, or other flavorings, or just plain.

Example: Los aztecas hacían el atole con masa caliente condimentada con miel de abeja, cacao, y chile. (The Aztecs made atole with corn gruel flavored with honey, cacao, and chile.)

March 27, 2010

edición agotada

vocabulary

Meaning: out of print

Example: Ese libro no lo encuentras en la librería. Es edición agotada. (You won’t find that book at the bookstore. It’s out of print.)

March 28, 2010

talacha

slang

Meaning: cleanup

Example: Mañana vamos a hacer talacha. Trae todo lo que necesitas para limpiar. (Tomorrow we’re going to do a cleanup. Bring everything you need for cleaning.)

March 29, 2010

mandado

vocabulary

Meaning: errand, errands

Example: [Paty] ¿Dónde vas? (Where are you going?) [Doug] Tengo que hacer el mandado. (I’m going to run errands.)

March 30, 2010

dorado

food

Literal Meaning: golden

Meaning: mahi mahi

Example: Este lindo pez brilla con colores iridescentes cuando vivo, pero estos se apagan cuando se muere. La carne es blanda, blanca, y rica. (This beautiful fish has bright, iridescent colors when alive but these fade when it dies. The meat is soft, white, and delicious.)

March 31, 2010

andar frito

expression

Literal Meaning: to be fried

Meaning: to be in a bad mood

Example: Hoy todo se me ha ido mal. Estoy frito. (Everything has gone wrong for me today. I’m in a bad mood.)


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