Cafe y Chisme Corner
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Cafe y Chisme Corner
Chévere: The Word That Means 'Cool' in About Si...
My uncle Rafael is Venezuelan, my aunt's side of the family is Puerto Rican, and for years I genuinely thought "chévere" was a word my family had invented, because I...
Chévere: The Word That Means 'Cool' in About Si...
My uncle Rafael is Venezuelan, my aunt's side of the family is Puerto Rican, and for years I genuinely thought "chévere" was a word my family had invented, because I...
Parce: The Colombian Word for 'Friend' That Say...
When my friend Camila from Medellín introduces me to anyone, she doesn't say "this is my friend." She says "este es mi parce" — and something about the word lands...
Parce: The Colombian Word for 'Friend' That Say...
When my friend Camila from Medellín introduces me to anyone, she doesn't say "this is my friend." She says "este es mi parce" — and something about the word lands...
Güey: How One Word Became the Backbone of Mexic...
My cousin Mando cannot finish a sentence without it. "Oye, güey, pásame la sal." "No manches, güey, ¿ya viste eso?" "Güey, cálmate." I used to count how many times he...
Güey: How One Word Became the Backbone of Mexic...
My cousin Mando cannot finish a sentence without it. "Oye, güey, pásame la sal." "No manches, güey, ¿ya viste eso?" "Güey, cálmate." I used to count how many times he...
Naco: The Mexican Slang Word With a Complicated...
I heard the word "naco" for the first time from my own grandmother, aimed at a stranger in a parking lot who'd cut her off, and I remember the way...
Naco: The Mexican Slang Word With a Complicated...
I heard the word "naco" for the first time from my own grandmother, aimed at a stranger in a parking lot who'd cut her off, and I remember the way...
Neta: The Mexican Slang Word That Means 'For Re...
My tío Beto called the house every Sunday around six, right as my mom was pulling dinner off the stove, and he had a habit that made my little cousins...
Neta: The Mexican Slang Word That Means 'For Re...
My tío Beto called the house every Sunday around six, right as my mom was pulling dinner off the stove, and he had a habit that made my little cousins...
'El Que Madruga, Dios Lo Ayuda': The Dicho Behi...
My abuelo Chuy laid concrete for thirty years in San Antonio, and he was out the door by 5:15 every single morning, rain or triple-digit heat. On the mornings I...
'El Que Madruga, Dios Lo Ayuda': The Dicho Behi...
My abuelo Chuy laid concrete for thirty years in San Antonio, and he was out the door by 5:15 every single morning, rain or triple-digit heat. On the mornings I...