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/Sounds like "SEHL" (as in "set") + "fyeh"/
A photo you take of yourself, usually with the front camera of a smartphone. The English loanword slipped into Spanish globally with zero resistance. In Latin America, taking selfies at monuments, parties, and random moments became a full cultural ritual tied to Instagram and TikTok.
“We took a selfie in front of the monument.”
“She loves posting selfies on Instagram every day.”
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/Sounds like "SEHL" (as in "set") + "fyeh"/
A photo you take of yourself, usually with the front camera of a smartphone. The English loanword slipped into Spanish globally with zero resistance. In Latin America, taking selfies at monuments, parties, and random moments became a full cultural ritual tied to Instagram and TikTok.
“We took a selfie in front of the monument.”
“She loves posting selfies on Instagram every day.”
Grueso
A serious, dangerous, shocking, or intense situation that leaves you speechless. In Mexico, grueso describes those moments where things got really heavy.