descanso n.— «Williams said one of the cars came to rest against a descanso, or roadside cross often put up by family and friends to mark where someone died, usually in a traffic accident.» —“Fiery Crash on I-25 Kills...
ARC n.— «The advanced reading copy, or ARC in the publishing world, is a vital part of marketing of books.» —“Advanced book copies build buzz for sellers” by David Steinberg Albuquerque Journal (N.M.) May...
Colorao n.— «A bonus for those interested in linguistics is a glossary comparing the region’s Spanish to “standard” Spanish. Garcia compares the usage of such words as murre/muy (very), probe/pobre (poor) as well as the many...
probe n.— «A bonus for those interested in linguistics is a glossary comparing the region’s Spanish to “standard” Spanish. Garcia compares the usage of such words as murre/muy (very), probe/pobre (poor) as well as the many...
murre n.— «A bonus for those interested in linguistics is a glossary comparing the region’s Spanish to “standard” Spanish. Garcia compares the usage of such words as murre/muy (very), probe/pobre (poor) as well as the many...
potto n.— «An elderly woman from the Barelas neighborhood tells of her alarm when her mother threatened to put the potto (“duck” in Spanish, “teapot” in Spanglish) on the stove burner.» —“Program preserves...