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Náhuatl Words You Use as Mexican Slang Without Realizing It
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Add a word/Sounds like "mee" (as in "me") + "TOH" (as in "toll") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
Meaning
In Mexico, gossip, drama, or the social buzz that erupts when people cannot stop talking about something. The word comes from Nahuatl "mitotl," a loud ritual dance, and that energy of everyone talking at once is exactly what a mitote feels like.
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“Did you hear about the drama at work?”
“Do not stir up gossip, handle things privately instead of making a scene.”
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/Sounds like "mee" (as in "me") + "TOH" (as in "toll") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
Meaning
In Mexico, gossip, drama, or the social buzz that erupts when people cannot stop talking about something. The word comes from Nahuatl "mitotl," a loud ritual dance, and that energy of everyone talking at once is exactly what a mitote feels like.
Examples
“Did you hear about the drama at work?”
“Do not stir up gossip, handle things privately instead of making a scene.”
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Regional synonyms
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Cancha
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Experience or skill gained through practice, that wisdom that only comes from years of doing something. In Argentina, 'tener cancha' means being a veteran at something.