/Sounds like "ra" (as in "raw") + "sa" (as in "salsa")/
The people, the crowd, your crew. In Mexican street slang, "raza" is how you address a group of friends, a neighborhood, or even an entire community with warmth and familiarity. It literally means "race" or "people," but in everyday Mexican Spanish it drops all the heavy connotations and becomes a casual, inclusive way of saying "folks" or "everyone." You will hear it at parties, in street markets, on social media, basically anywhere someone wants to hype up a crowd or call out to their people.
"¡Qué onda, raza! -> What's up, people!"
"Ahí viene la raza, ya llegaron todos. -> Here come the crew, everyone's here."
/Sounds like "ra" (as in "raw") + "sa" (as in "salsa")/
The people, the crowd, your crew. In Mexican street slang, "raza" is how you address a group of friends, a neighborhood, or even an entire community with warmth and familiarity. It literally means "race" or "people," but in everyday Mexican Spanish it drops all the heavy connotations and becomes a casual, inclusive way of saying "folks" or "everyone." You will hear it at parties, in street markets, on social media, basically anywhere someone wants to hype up a crowd or call out to their people.
"¡Qué onda, raza! -> What's up, people!"
"Ahí viene la raza, ya llegaron todos. -> Here come the crew, everyone's here."
Achantarse
Quedarse callado, no reaccionar ante algo injusto por miedo, conformismo o cobardía. En Colombia y Venezuela 'achantarse' es dejarse pisotear sin protestar.