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Tía
/Sounds like "TEE" (as in "tea") + "ah" (as in "art")/
Meaning
An informal Spanish way to address a woman or female friend, regardless of any actual family relation. It's as universal and common in Spain as wey is in Mexico, used with friends, acquaintances, and even strangers.
Examples
“Tía, what's the plan for tonight?”
“Tía! I can't believe it, did that really happen?”
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Tía
/Sounds like "TEE" (as in "tea") + "ah" (as in "art")/
Meaning
An informal Spanish way to address a woman or female friend, regardless of any actual family relation. It's as universal and common in Spain as wey is in Mexico, used with friends, acquaintances, and even strangers.
Examples
“Tía, what's the plan for tonight?”
“Tía! I can't believe it, did that really happen?”
Word family
Regional synonyms
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Tomarse el palo
To take a comment or joke personally when it was not aimed at you. In Mexico, someone who "se toma el palo" gets defensive over something that had nothing to do with them, which usually just confirms everyone else's suspicion that it actually did.