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Aztlán the mythical land occupied by Aztecs; Chicano activists in 1960s and 1970s referred to Aztlán as the land Mexico lost during the Mexican-US War.
burlamockery, a joke
Chicano Mexican American
crecí I was raised
deslenguado/a insolent, foul-mouthed
frontera frontier, border
huérfano orphan
lengua language, tongue
moreado sick; dizzy
mestizo/a person of mixed race
raza human race
tartamudo stuttering
zurda left-handed