To be flat broke in Mexico, when your wallet is completely empty and you don't even have enough for a soda. Being cortado means you can't participate in any plans because the money simply doesn't exist.

A politician who jumps from one political party to another whenever it benefits them, with zero loyalty or ideology. In Mexico, these opportunists are called "chapulines" (grasshoppers) because they hop from branch to branch just like the insect, always landing wherever the power and money are.

A tangy-sweet tropical fruit that in Mexico transforms into candy, popsicles, agua fresca, chamoy, and sauces of all kinds. Tamarind is an iconic Mexican flavor that shows up in half the candies that exist.

A person who transports drugs from one place to another, whether in suitcases, inside their body, or through other concealment methods. Mulas are usually the most expendable link in the drug trafficking chain.