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Spanish Glossary for

Helena María Viramontes’ Under the Feet of Jesus

Compiled by Dr Cristóbal Sartori

Glossary is organized first on the basis of page number in which the Spanish word or phrase appears. Second in alphabetical order of the Spanish word or phrase.

By page number

|Page |Spanish |English |Comment |

|4 |aquí |here | |

|5 |Gringo |American | |

|6 |Gracias a Dios |Thank God | |

|7 |Tripas |Tripe |Intestines |

|8 |Niño de tierra |Child of earth = scorpion | |

|9 |huercos fregados |damn kids |Chicano |

|9 |corriendo sin zapatos |running without shoes | |

|9 |Te van a comer los niños de la tierra |The scorpions are going to eat you. | |

|9 |huerquitos |little huercos = little children | |

|11 |mano |short for hermano = brother |slang for bro or brother |

|13 |huercos |kids |Chicano |

|20 |loca |crazy | |

|20 |¿Entiendes? |Do you understand. | |

|22 |mano |short for hermano = brother |slang for bro or brother |

|23 |mi'ja |Short for mi hija = my daughter | |

|25 |aquí pegarle aquí |Here, hit it here | |

|26 |manitas |little hands | |

|38 |mano pronto ! |Brother soon | |

|39 |pronto 'mano |soon brother | |

|39 |garrapatas, no garranalgas |garrapatas=ticks (insect, lice) |garranalgas= word play "agarrar" to grab, "nalgas"|

| | | |ass =ass grab |

|40 |garrapatas=ticks (insect, lice) |I have come to tell you goodbye, Y don't want to see you cry |

|40 |Estoy viendo tus ojitos que de agua se están |I am looking at you little eyes that are filling with water. |

| |llenando | |

|40 | Tu espalda esta toda mojada |Your back is all wet | |

|41 |Yo no quisiera separarme de tu lado |I would not want to be separated from your side |

|41 |Niño de tierra |scorpion | |

|42 |Ojala Dios lo permita, Pa' estrecharte entre |I hope God will permit it, to hug you in my arms, to hug you in my arms. |

| |mis brazos, Pa' estrecharte en mis brazos | |

|44 |Buenas, como 'stan? |Good day, how are you? | |

|44 |y estoy muy lejos de donde nací. Como la |and I am very far away from where I was born. |Mixtec is an indigenous group from the area a |

| |canción Mixteca |Like the Mixtec Song |Oaxaca in Mexico. |

|45 |Llévalos a tu Mama |Take them to your mother | |

|60 |¿Qué diablos te’ ta pasando? |What the hell is happening to you? | |

|60 |¿Por qué corres? |Why do you run? | |

|61 |¿Qué dices? |What are you saying? | |

|61 |Ya no hay ajo |There is no more garlic | |

|62 |Yo ya no voy a correr. No puedo más |I am not going to run anymore. I can't do anymore. |

|62 |Ya cállate |Be quite already | |

|63 |que tienes una madre aquí |That you have a mother here. | |

|63 |¿Y tu primo? |And your cousin? | |

|64 |¿Cómo? |What? | |

|64 |A poco no sabes ai |Don't tell me you don't know "I take a leak" |ai = phonetic sound of English letter "I" |

|64 |¿En serio? |Seriously? | |

|64 |Regaron las plantas |They watered the plants | |

|64 |¿De dónde eres? |Where are you from? | |

|64 |Del Valle del Río Grande |From the valley of the river Grand | |

|64 |Texas ya es parte de los Estados Unidos |Texas is already a part of the United States | |

|64 |Sí lo sé, said another. Muy bonito. Muchas |Yes I know, said another. Very pretty. A lot of |Cicada = bug |

| |chicharras. |cicadas. | |

|64 |¡Como música de maracas! |Like the music from maracas |Maracas= musical Instrument |

|64 |Sí lo sé |Yes I know | |

|68 |Dos pasajes or Me voy pa'l norte |Two tickets or I'm going to the north | |

|69 |Sin labios |without lips | |

|82 |¿Qué traes? |Whats up? | |

|83 |Las mañanitas |The early morning |A serenade that is sung to people for their |

| | | |birthday. The Mexican birthday song. |

|84 |Gigante Mueblería |Giant furniture store | |

|84 |Hay un especial de sillones |There is a special on easy chairs | |

|84 |¿Cuál es el criterio que usa la migra pa’ |What is the criteria that the border guards use |mojados= wetbacks or people who crossed the Rio |

| |reconocer mojados? |to recognize illegal immigrants |Grand illegally to get into the USA |

|93 |daño |damage | |

|93 |¿Mande? |You asked? | |

|95 |¡Deja ai! |leave that there! | |

|101 |La Virgen |The Virgin Mary | |

|104 |Vámonos |Let's go | |

|105 |huercos fregados |damn kids | |

|106 |¡AHORA MISMO! |Right now! | |

|106 |Pronto |Quick | |

|106 |chanclaso |Crushed, hit |Chancla is a foot ware that flies off after being |

| | | |hit very hard like by a car. |

|107 |ese perro loco |That crazy dog | |

|108 |raspada |snow cone | |

|109 |¡Puta madre! |whore of a mother | |

|109 |¿Y qué gana hablando así? |What do you get speaking like that. | |

|112 |Gracias, muy amable |thank you, you are very nice | |

|114 |Vámonos |Let's go | |

|122 |¿Y tú, tú qué quieres? |And you, what do you want? | |

|122 |¿Yo? Mama. No más comida. Es todo. |I? Momma. No more food. That’s all/ | |

|123 |Así comienza todo |That’s the way everything begins | |

|127 |Puta madre |whore of a mother | |

|128 |¿Y qué ganas hablando así? |What do you get speaking like that. | |

|128 |Uno dos tres |One two three | |

|134 |¿Amá? |Mother? |Slang shortened form of Mamá |

|138 |¿Qué dice? |What is he saying? | |

|138 |Claro |Of course | |

|142 |¿Qué dice del corazón? |What is she saying about the heart? | |

|142 |Corazón |Heart | |

|142 |¿Está loca la enfermera? |Is that nurse crazy? | |

|142 |Es la verdad. Su primo Gumecindo lo puede |It's true. His cousin Gumecindo can take him to the hospital. Lets go. |

| |llevar al hospital. Vámonos, Perfecto. | |

|142 |Piénsalo, hija |Thank about it, daughter | |

|143 |Nalgazo |Spanking | |

|143 |Puta madre. ¿Dónde está Corazón? |Mother fucker. Where is Heart? | |

|144 |¡Diez dólares! ¿Y por qué diez? No más para |Ten dollars! And why ten? Just to say the young |racketa = Not a Spanish word just adding the a to |

| |decir que está enfermo el joven. Por gratis yo |man is sick. For free I would have told you the |the English word. |

| |le digo la misma cosa. ¡Que racketa! |same thing. What a racket! | |

|163 |cabeza de burro chingado |fucked burro head |burro = Animal like a horse but smaller and with |

| | | |longer ears. |

|166 |Certificado de Bautismos |Baptism certificates | |

|Name |Perfecto |Perfect | |

|Name |Alejo |From 'alejar' to move away | |

|Name |Gumecindo | | |

|Name |Plato |Plate | |

|Name |Estrella |Star | |

|Name |Petra | | |

|Name |Jesucristo |Jesus Christ | |

|Name |La Virgen Maria |Virgin Mary | |

|Name |José |Joseph | |

|Name |Perla |Pearl | |

|Name |La llorona |The crying woman |Mexican Folklore ghost story |

|Name |Jerez |City in Mexico | |

|Name |Zacatecas |State in Mexico | |

|Name |Ensenada |City in Mexico, state of Baja California Norte | |

|Name |Méndez | | |

|Name |García | | |

|Name |Flores |Flowers | |

|Name |Cantinflas | |Cantinflas = famous Mexican comedian of the 40 to |

| | | |early 80. As iconic for the Mexicans as Charlie |

| | | |Chaplin is for the USA. |

|Name |Cuca |Possibly Francisca = Frances | |

|Name |Migra La |Border patrol officers | |

By alphabetical order of word or phrase.

|Spanish |Page |English |Comment |

|A poco no sabes ai |64 |Don't tell me you don't know "I take a leak" |ai = phonetic sound of English letter "I" |

|AHORA MISMO! |106 |Right now! | |

|Alejo |Name |From 'alejar' to move away | |

|Amá? |134 |Mother? |Slang shortened form of Mamá |

|aquí |4 |here | |

|aquí pegarle aquí |25 |Here, hit it here | |

|Así comienza todo |123 |That’s the way everything begins | |

|Buenas, como 'stan? |44 |Good day, how are you? | |

|cabeza de burro chingado |163 |fucked burro head |burro = Animal like a horse but smaller and with |

| | | |longer ears. |

|Cantinflas |Name | |Cantinflas = famous Mexican comedian of the 40 to |

| | | |early 80. As iconic for the Mexicans as Charlie |

| | | |Chaplin is for the USA. |

|Certificado de Bautismos |166 |Baptism certificates | |

|chanclaso |106 |Crushed, hit |Chancla = is a foot ware that flies off after |

| | | |being hit very hard like by a car. |

|Claro |138 |Of course | |

|Como música de maracas! |64 |Like the music from maracas |Maracas= musical Instrument |

|Cómo? |64 |What? | |

|Corazón |142 |Heart | |

|corriendo sin zapatos |9 |running without shoes | |

|Cuál es el criterio que usa la migra pa’ |84 |What is the criteria that the border guards use |mojados= wetbacks or people who crossed the Rio |

|reconocer mojados? | |to recognize illegal immigrants |Grand illegally to get into the USA |

|Cuca |Name |Possibly Francisca = frances | |

|daño |93 |damage | |

|De dónde eres? |64 |Where are you from? | |

|Deja ai! |95 |leave that there! | |

|Del Valle del Río Grande |64 |From the valley of the river Grand | |

|Diez dólares! ¿Y por qué diez? No más para |144 |Ten dollars! And why ten? Just to say the young |racketa = Not a Spanish word just adding the a to |

|decir que está enfermo el joven. Por gratis yo | |man is sick. For free I would have told you the |the English word. |

|le digo la misma cosa. ¡Que racketa! | |same thing. What a racket! | |

|Dos pasajes or Me voy pa'l norte |68 |Two tickets or I'm going to the north | |

|En serio? |64 |Seriously? | |

|Ensenada |Name |City in Mexico, state of Baja California Norte | |

|Entiendes? |20 |Do you understand. | |

|Es la verdad. Su primo Gumecindo lo puede |142 |It's true. His cousin Gumecindo can take him to the hospital. Lets go. |

|llevar al hospital. Vámonos, Perfecto. | | |

|ese perro loco |107 |That crazy dog | |

|Está loca la enfermera? |142 |Is that nurse crazy? | |

|Estoy viendo tus ojitos que de agua se están |40 |I am looking at you little eyes that are filling with water. |

|llenando | | |

|Estrella |Name |Star | |

|Flores |Name |Flowers | |

|García |Name | |Very common last name. Like Smith or Brown in |

| | | |English |

|garrapatas, no garranalgas |39 |garrapatas=ticks (insect, lice) |garranalgas= word play "agarrar" to grab, "nalgas"|

| | | |ass =ass grab |

|garrapatas=ticks (insect, lice) |40 |I have come to tell you goodbye, Y don't want to see you cry |

|Gigante Mueblería |84 |Giant furniture store | |

|Gracias a Dios |6 |Thank God | |

|Gracias, muy amable |112 |thank you, you are very nice | |

|Gringo |5 |American | |

|Gumecindo |Name | |No translation |

|Hay un especial de sillones |84 |There is a special on easy chairs | |

|huercos |13 |kids |Chicano slang |

|huercos fregados |9,105 |damn kids |Chicano slang |

|huerquitos |9 |little huercos = little children | |

|Jerez |Name |City in Mexico | |

|Jesucristo |Name |Jesus Christ | |

|José |Name |Joseph | |

|La llorona |Name |The crying woman |Mexican Folklore ghost story |

|La Migra |Name |Border patrol officers | |

|La Virgen |101 |The Virgin Mary | |

|La Virgen Maria |Name |Virgin Mary | |

|Las mañanitas |83 |The early morning |A serenade that is sung to people for their |

| | | |birthday. The Mexican birthday song. |

|Llévalos a tu Mama |45 |Take them to your mother | |

|loca |20 |crazy | |

|Mande? |93 |You asked? | |

|manitas |26 |little hands | |

|mano |11, 22 |short for hermano = brother |slang for bro or brother |

|mano pronto ! |38 |Brother soon | |

|Méndez |Name | | |

|mi'ja |23 |Short for mi hija = my daughter | |

|Nalgazo |143 |Spanking | |

|Niño de tierra |8, 41 |Child of earth = scorpion | |

|Ojala Dios lo permita, Pa' estrecharte entre |42 |I hope God will permit it, to hug you in my arms, to hug you in my arms. |

|mis brazos, Pa' estrecharte en mis brazos | | |

|Perfecto |Name |Perfect | |

|Perla |Name |Pearl | |

|Petra |Name | | |

|Piénsalo, hija |142 |Thank about it, daughter | |

|Plato |Name |Plate | |

|Por qué corres? |60 |Why do you run? | |

|Pronto |106 |Quick | |

|pronto 'mano |39 |soon brother | |

|Puta madre |109,127 |whore of a mother, mother fucker | |

|Puta madre. ¿Dónde está Corazón? |143 |Mother fucker. Where is Heart? | |

|Qué diablos te’ ta pasando? |60 |What the hell is happening to you? | |

|Qué dice del corazón? |142 |What is she saying about the heart? | |

|Qué dice? |138 |What is he saying? | |

|Qué dices? |61 |What are you saying? | |

|que tienes una madre aquí |63 |That you have a mother here. | |

|Qué traes? |82 |What’s up? | |

|raspada |108 |snow cone | |

|Regaron las plantas |64 |They watered the plants | |

|Sí lo sé |64 |Yes I know | |

|Sí lo sé, said another. Muy bonito. Muchas |64 |Yes I know, said another. Very pretty. A lot of |Cicada = bug |

|chicharras. | |cicadas. | |

|Sin labios |69 |without lips | |

|Te van a comer los niños de la tierra |9 |The scorpions are going to eat you. | |

|Texas ya es parte de los Estados Unidos |64 |Texas is already a part of the United States | |

|Tripas |7 |Tripe |Intestines |

|Tu espalda esta toda mojada |40 |Your back is all wet | |

|Uno dos tres |128 |One two three | |

|Vámonos |104,114 |Let's go | |

|y estoy muy lejos de donde nací. Como la |44 |and I am very far away from where I was born. |Mixtec is an indigenous group from the area a |

|canción Mixteca | |Like the Mixtec Song |Oaxaca in Mexico. |

|Y qué gana hablando así? |109 |What do you get speaking like that. | |

|Y qué ganas hablando así? |128 |What do you get speaking like that. | |

|Y tu primo? |63 |And your cousin? | |

|Y tú, tú qué quieres? |122 |And you, what do you want? | |

|Ya callate |62 |Be quite already | |

|Ya no hay ajo |61 |There is no more garlic | |

|Yo no quisiera separarme de tu lado |41 |I would not want to be separated from your side |

|Yo ya no voy a correr. No puedo más |62 |I am not going to run anymore. I can't do anymore. |

|Yo? Mama. No más comida. Es todo. |122 |I? Momma. No more food. That’s all/ | |

|Zacatecas |Name |State in Mexico | |

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