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/Sounds like "YEHS" (as in "yes") + "kah" (as in "car")/

Meaning

Marijuana, weed, or cannabis, one of the oldest terms in Mexican slang for the plant. 'Yesca' predates most modern vocabulary and comes from the word for tinder or kindling, dried plant material that catches fire easily. Still used, especially by older generations.

Examples

They found yesca in his jacket pocket.

Back in the day they called it yesca, now everyone says mota.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Mota
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Faso

A simple, unpretentious person who is easy to be around and treats everyone the same regardless of class or status. In Colombia and Venezuela someone campechano makes no distinctions between people.