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Read. Names/Nombres
Reading Names/Nombres
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |