Glossary of New Mexican Spanish (1934) (part two)

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PART II: WORDS WHICH SUFFER PHONETIC CHANGES
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SPANISH ENGLISH
albarcoan for albericoque...apricot
albarcoque for albericoque...apricot
albercoque for albericoque...apricot
alcojol for alcohol...alcohol
alfarfa for alfalfa...alfalfa
arbolera for arboleda...orchard; group of trees
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asucadero for axucarero...sugar bowl
axucara for axucar...sugar
cacahuates for cacahuetes...peanuts
cirguelas for ciruelas...plums
cole for col...cabbage
comere for comer...to eat
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chiquete for chicle...gum
duce for dulce...dessert; sweets
fongo for hongo...mushroom
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ma'iz for maiz...corn
masclan for mascan...they chew
mielvijen for mielvirgen...honey
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plantano for platano...banana
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PART IV:  WORDS OF INDIAN ORIGIN
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SPANISH  ENGLISH
brel de maiz...a native food
chaquehue...mush; grits
chimaha...spice, root
nixtamal...corn meal
osha...herb; root
tapache...a kind of drink
tosayes...pumpkin
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PART V:  MEXICANISMS USED IN NEW MEXICO
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SPANISH  ENGLISH
aguacate...alligator pear
asadero...small fresh cheese
barbacoa...barbecue (used throughout America)
betabel...beet
blanquillo...egg
cajete...flat dish or bowl
camote...sweet potato
comal...pad for hot dishes
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chalupa...small corn cake
champurrado...a Mexican drink (chocolate)
charamusca...kind of candy
chicle...gum
chicos...baked corn on cob
chiltipiquin...small hot pepper (We're trying our best--ed.)
chisparse...to get drunk; to get angry
ejotes...string beans
elote (also jilote)...ear of green corn
enchilada...native dish
esquite...popcorn
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guacamole (huacamole)...a kind of salad
guajolote...turkey
hierbajes...herbs
hormiguillo...a sweet syrup
jilote (also elote)...green corn (roasting corn)
leche de mantequilla...buttermilk
leche nevada...ice cream
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lepero...tricky; low brow (slang)
marquesote...caramel candy
menudo...a kind of food (dish of food)
metate...curved stone for grinding corn
milpa...a corn field
mio...corn (colloquial)
mole...a kind of sauce
mote...boiled corn
orchata...a Mexican drink
panucho...a kind of pie
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pato...teakettle
pilon...small gift of candy after buying something
piloncillo...candy made usually of brown maple sugar
se pinto (slang)...he left
quelites...greens (such as spinach)
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taco...a pie made from a tortilla, meat, cheese
tamale...a food usually wrapped in corn husks
taquito...small "taco"
tequila...strong alcoholic drink
tetero...baby's milk bottle
torreja...pancake
tortilla...very thin pancake; kind of bread
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PART VI:  HISPANICIZED ENGLISH WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
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abordar...to board for meals
ais crim...ice cream
bequenpaura...baking powder
bisquite...bisquit
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celeri...celery
con de nieve...ice cream cone
coquetel...cocktail
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cheres...cherries
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espiniche...spinach
esteque...steak
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greve...gravy
grocerias...groceries
jaqueque...hot cake
jony...honey
juisque...whiskey
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lonchar...to lunch
lonche...lunch
loncheria...lunch room
marqueta...(meat) market
otemil...oatmeal
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panqueque...pancake
picol...pickle
porque...pork
queque...cake
quequera...cake pan
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roast de puerco...roast pork
roles...rolls (bread)
sanhuichi...sandwich
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torque...turkey
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yele...jelly

SECTION II: SOME SEMANTIC AND PHILOLOGICAL FACTS OF SPANISH SPOKEN IN
CHILILI, NEW MEXICO
by George E. McSpadden
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Rosas (n. f. pl.) POP CORN.  (Cast. ROSES.)  Pop corn is called thus in Ch.
because, when popped, its shape is similar to that of roses.  The word
_rosero_ (n. m.), POP CORN POPPER also occurs.

(Not in the latest DARE...Didn't someone write a book on popcorn?--ed.)



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