GLOSSARY

Amigo	Friend
Ay!	Oh!
Beaucoup charmante	Very charming (f.)
Brujo	Sorcerer
Buñuelo	Fried pastry dusted with cinnamon sugar
Carte de visite	A small photograph mounted on thicker card
Chaneque	Sprites in Mexican mythology
Caxixanath	Hidden flower, vanilla beans
Cenote	A deep natural water hole found in limestone.
Cherchez l’argent	Follow the money
Comprende	Do you understand?
Coquero	Coconut vendor
Don	Sir. A courtesy title for a man
Doña	Madam. A courtesy title for a woman
Frijol saltarín	Mexican jumping bean
Gringo	North American. (informal)
Guajolote	Turkey
Hola, muñeca	Hello, doll
Laissez les bons temps rouler	Let the good times roll
Levée	Performance – idiomatic expression
Madrina	Godmother
Más dinero	More money
Mordida	Monetary kickback, bribe (slang)
Mucho dinero	Lots of money
N’est-ce pas?	Isn’t that right?
Ofrenda	Offering
Papá	Father
Patrón	Boss
Prima donna	Leading lady. A temperamental performer
Pulque	A Mexican alcoholic drink.
Rebozo	Shawl
Saltimbanque	Itinerant circus performer
Sangre azul	Blue blood
Señor, Señora, Señorita	Mr., Mrs., Miss
Sobadora	Massage therapist
Son jarocho	Folk music of Veracruz
Sui generis	Unique
Vanilla planifonia	Species of vanilla orchid
Ya!	Enough
Xocolatl	bitter water, chocolate