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/Sounds like "deh" (as in "debt") + "FEH" (as in "fence") + "nyoh" (as in "onion")/

Meaning

A person born in Mexico City, formerly called the Distrito Federal (D.F.). It's a self-identifier some "capitalinos" use, sometimes contrasted with the broader "chilango" label.

Examples

I'm a born-and-bred Mexico City native, grew up in Colonia Doctores.

Mexico City locals and people from the provinces are always ribbing each other.

Regional synonyms

Black coffee with no milk or sugar in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. (In Colombia "tinto" also means black coffee, while in Spain the word means red wine.) In Central America, tinto is the drink of the daily grind and early mornings.