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Read. Names/Nombres
Reading Names/Nombres
Question | Answer |
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ethnicity | common culture or nationality |
exotic | foreign, not native |
heritage | traditions that are passed along |
convoluted | complicated |
"a ross...... as sweet" | Julia's mother is quoting from the play Romeo and Juliet |
sancocho | stew of meats and fruits |
third world | developing countries of Latin America, Africa, Asia |
serapes | woolen shawls worn in Latin american countries |
florid-sounding | flowery: using fancy words |
rococo | fancy: rococo is an early- eighteenth- century style of art and architecture known for ornaments |
tia | spanish for "Aunt". Tio for "uncle |
una hija de crianza | spanish for "adopted daughter" |
madrina | spanish for "close friend" |
vamonos | spanish for "lets go" |
primas | spanish for "female cousins" |
mis hermanas | spanish for "my sisters |
pudin | spanish cake |