troca n.— «Aquí no se subían en sus camionetas, sino en sus trocas.» —“Sorry, yo no spekeo español, ni english. Spanglish, for plis” by César Fernando Zapata La Crónica (Mexico D.F...
naco adj.— «In Great Britain, they’re known as “Kevins.” In the U.S., the words “nerd,” “redneck” and “cheesy” come to mind. For Mexicans, it’s “naco”—a term that covers...
Chilango n.— «Right now my step-mom is using her Nextel radio. She’s a Chilango. Another name for a person from Mexico City. Sigh.» —by Mirasol Flowerpop (Tucson, Ariz.) June 18, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued...
güey n.— «It comes with the service, so everyone in the city walks around with their phones blabbering away on the radio while every innocent bystander must be subjected to hearing, “que paso anoche guey.” Then *beep*...
alambrista n. an illegal immigrant who crosses into the U.S. via its border with Mexico. Etymological Note: Spanish alambrista ‘tightrope walker’ = ‘wire crosser’ (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
migra n. the border patrol at the shared U.S. boundary with Mexico. Editorial Note: Used by Spanish-speaking undocumented immigrants as la migra. The border patrol, originally part of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, is now...