A street market vendor in Mexico who sells goods at a tianguis (open-air market). Tianguistas wake up before dawn and set up their stalls. Think flea market seller, but as a beloved cultural institution.

A refrigerator — the essential appliance that keeps food cold and preserved in Mexico. It's the most important machine in any household, quietly working 24/7.

Juicy, secret, or scandalous information about other people's lives, shared with excitement and nosiness. Chisme is gossip elevated to an art form in Latin culture. It's humanity's favorite entertainment since the invention of spoken language.

A blonde or light-skinned person in Mexico, used as an affectionate nickname and everyday descriptor. In markets, restaurants, and on the street, everyone can be güero regardless of actual hair color.