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According to Chicano artist and writer José Antonio Burciaga: . Caló originally defined the Spanish gypsy dialect. But Chicano Caló is the combination of a few basic influences: Hispanicized English; Anglicized Spanish; and the use of archaic 15th-century Spanish words such as truje for traje (brought, past tense of verb 'to bring'), or haiga, for haya (from haber, to have).
Caló (Spanish:; Catalan:; Galician:; Portuguese:) is a language spoken by the Spanish and Portuguese Romani ethnic groups. It is a mixed language (referred to as a Para-Romani language in Romani linguistics) based on Romance grammar, with an adstratum of Romani lexical items, [2] through language shift by the Romani community.
The Spanish New-Protestant/New-Born Federation (mostly composed of members of the Assemblies of God and Pentecostal) claims that 150,000 gitanos have joined their faith in Spain. [42] The Romani Evangelical Assembly is the only religious institution entirely led and composed by Roma.
The origin of the word "pachuco" is uncertain, but one theory connects it to the city of El Paso, Texas, which was sometimes referred to as "Chuco Town" or "El Chuco". People migrating to El Paso from Ciudad Juarez would say, in Spanish, that they were going "pa' El Chuco".
The article Calo (Chicano slang) is not a duplicate of Caló (Chicano) * DO NOT REDIRECT * There are reasons for the existence of these two separate articles, i.e., primarily the difference on the spelling of the word "Calo" vs "Caló"; and the former's desire to maintain a list of Chicano slang / Calo words and expressions while the later desires to "not" maintain such a list.
Social Security serves as a lifeline for tens of millions of seniors. Today, that number is growing. As of December 2024, the Social Security Administration (SSA) reported that about 65.5 million...
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.
Empty-calorie foods and beverages are also calorie-dense, meaning they provide a significant amount of calories per serving (but lack essential nutrients). For example, an orange offers fiber ...