malinchista
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Named after La Malinche + -ista.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
malinchista m or f by sense (plural malinchistas)
- (Mexico, derogatory) One who has a preference or infatuation for foreign (non-Mexican) culture, products or people
- 1972, Manuel Garza Toba, Hojas sueltas de París: crónica, page 152:
- —Malinchista! —¡Ah, te habías tardado! Desde que se inventó esa palabrita ya no podemos mirar fuera de México, porque nos sellan con … —Bueno, mira, si quieres, soy malinchista pues; pero ten en cuenta que me lo dices sólo por nada.
- —Malinchista! —You took your time, didn't you?! Ever since that little word was invented we can no longer see outside Mexico, because they call us … —Fine then, I'm malinchista; but keep in mind you only say that to me for nothing.
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Further reading edit
- “malinchista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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