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The Mexican name stuck, leading to the formation of the Mexican Republic which formally is known as the United Mexican States. Complications arose with the capital's former colloquial and semi-official name "Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal (Mexico, D.F.)", which appeared on postal addresses and was frequently cited in the media, thus ...
Cholo (Spanish pronunciation:) is a loosely defined Spanish term that has had various meanings. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for people of mixed-blood heritage in the Spanish Empire in Latin America and its successor states as part of castas, the informal ranking of society by heritage.
Xóchitl (Mexican Spanish pronunciation: [ˈʃotʃitɬ]) [1] is the Hispanicized version of "xōchitl", the Nahuatl word for flower (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈʃoːtʃitɬ]) is a given name that is somewhat common in Mexico and among Chicanos for girls. [2] [3] The name has been a common Nahuatl name among Nahuas for hundreds of years.
The Royal Spanish Academy defines the word enchilada, as used in Mexico, as a rolled maize tortilla stuffed with meat and covered with a tomato and chili sauce. [1] [2] Enchilada is the past participle of the Mexican Spanish enchilar, "to add chili pepper to"; literally, "to season (or decorate) with chili".
Mexican linguist and philologist Francisco J. Santamaría defined the term in 1959 as being another name for barbacoa, typically made from lamb or goat, and cited the work of Mexican scholar José Ignacio Dávila Garibi who argued that the term was of Coca origin and not from the Spanish term birria meaning worthless. [16] Mexican writer and ...
The name's use in relation to the Marian apparition in Mexico has led to some controversy regarding its origin and meaning. The name's similarity to a variety of Nahuatl words and phrases have given rise to various hypotheses that "Guadalupe" was a corruption of these Nahuatl phrases – the idea being that the white Spaniards in 16th century ...
The Spanish surname Ruiz is a patronymic from the personal name Ruy, a short form of Rodrigo, meaning "son of Roderick". [1] [2] Roderick's roots can be traced back to the Visigoths, the Germanic tribe which ruled in the Iberian Peninsula between the 5th and 8th centuries; [citation needed] it originates from the Germanic personal name "Hrodric" which is composed of the elements "Hrōd ...
Ignacio is a male Spanish name originating in the Latin name "Ignatius" from ignis "fire". [1] This was the name of several saints, including the third bishop of Antioch (who was thrown to wild beasts by emperor Trajan) and Saint Ignatius of Loyola.