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/Sounds like "nohr" (as in "note") + "TEH" (as in "ten") + "nyoh" (as in "onion")/

Meaning

Someone from northern Mexico, from states like Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, or Sinaloa. Norteños have their own accent, a strong ranching and border culture, a love of norteño and banda music, and a cuisine heavy on beef cuts you rarely find in the south. The term can be descriptive or worn as a badge of regional pride.

Examples

He speaks a bit differently but you can understand him just fine, pure northern Mexican.

Northern Mexican cuisine has cuts of beef you just cannot find in the south.

Regional synonyms

Friend, bro, or trusted companion in Cuba. It's the most iconic Cuban greeting and a word that instantly identifies you as Cuban anywhere in the world.