n. Literally “little grandmother”. Term of endearment for a grandmother or woman old enough to be a grandmother.

PP. “around Christmas time”

n. Hot beverage made from masa that originated in Mexico but has spread to other parts of Mesoamerica. In Mexico, made from water, masa, piloncillo, cinnamon, vanilla, and fennel. When cocoa is added it is called champurrado.

n. Sugar. see piloncillo.

n. Cocoa.

n. Cinnamon.

n. Meat, typically carne de res (beef).

n. A variety of atole made with added chocolate.

n. Smoke-dried jalapeño pepper.

n. A global climate phenomenon whose local effects include heavy rains in winter in the North American desert southwest; the Christ child.

n. Fennel.

n. Encelia farinosa, also known as brittlebush, brittlebrush, or hierba del vaso; desert shrub of the North American desert southwest. Used traditionally as a glue, sealant, incense, toothbrush, waterproofing agent, varnish, and chewing gum; also used medicinally for toothaches, loose teeth, and as a pain reliever.

n. Milk.

n. Corn.

n. Lard.

n. Dough made of ground nixtamal; may be dried to create masa harina.

n. Flour made from dried masa.

n. Hominy, dried maíz that has been soaked in lye. Typically ground into masa.

n. Fouquieria splendens, also known as buggywhip, coachwhip, candlewood, slimwood, desert coral, Jacob's staff, Jacob cactus, and vine cactus; a semi-succulent plant with a woody body native to the North American desert southwest.

n. Free Palestine, a (fictional) movement opposing the apartheid in Israel and genocide in the Gaza Strip.

n. Unrefined whole can sugar, typically in the form of a brown cone or block. Outside of Mexico, it is known as panela or chancaca, among other words.

n. Pinch.

n. A boiled cake of masa, usually filled with beef (and maybe an olive), potato, pineapple, or various other foods.

n. Vanilla.