Mexicanismos Flashcards by Mark Grant

Q

Pedo

A

Drunk / sloshed / plastered

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Hermandad

A

Sisterhood

Brotherhood

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Eructar

A

To burp / belch

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Antros

A

A divey bar

A dump

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Campechanos

A

People from campeche

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Remitir

A

To refer to
To forgive
To pardon

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Antojar

A

To feel like

To have a craving for

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Cangrejo

A

Crab

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Untar

A

To spread as in butter

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Pasta

A

Paste

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Charola

A

A tray, as in a restaurant

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Acentuado

A

Marked

Distinct

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Revolcarse

A

To roll around

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Imperio

A

Empire

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Taldro

A

Drill

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Harramiento

A

Tool

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Gacho

A

Awful “siento gachos”

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Chido

A

Cool, as in, rad

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Hospitalario

A

Hospitable

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Agrandarse

A

To get bigger

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Soler

A

To tend to
To use to
“we used to”

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Chilango

A

Native of Mexico city

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Pocho

A

Americanized

Anglicized

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Surtir

A

To fill or dispense a prescription

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Remontarse

A

To go back, to date back

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Esencia

A

The essence

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Embellecer

A

To beautify or make more attractive

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Chasquear

A

To snap or click fingers or tongue

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Paladar

A

Palate

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Rumbar

A

To Buzz, as in sound

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Callejero

A

Street (adj)

Comida Callejera

Q

Despachar

A

To see to something

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Componente

A

Component

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Trilogia

A

Trilogy

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Antano

A

In days gone by

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Estaca

A

Steak
Post
Peg

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Crujiente

A

Crunchy

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Puntual

A

Punctual

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Hervor

A

A boil, as in when it starts to boil

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Cazuela

A

Cooking pot, stew

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Emblamatico

A

Emblematic

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Cazo

A

Ladle

Saucepan

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Simil

A

Simile

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Destazar

A

To butcher

To cut up

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Presuncion

A

Conceit, presumptuousness

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Modelo a seguir

A

Role model

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Envidiar

A

To envy

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Acero

A

Steel

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Bondad

A

Goodness

Kindness

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Martillazo

A

Blow or sound of a hammer

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Sellar

A

To seal

To seal off

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Pecaminoso

A

Sinful

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Reconfortar

A

To comfort

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Abanico

A

A range or variety

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Distinguir

A

To distinguish

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Guiso

A

Stew

Casserole

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Chamorro

A

Pork shank

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Meloso

A

Sickly sweet

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Faena

A

Task

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Caracer

A

To lack