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Wow, all these words make me feel at home! -----Original Message----- From: Alberto Duarte [mailto:albertodua@...] Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:59 PM To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [ranchos] Re: Name Calling My wife is from Los Altos, Jalisco, and she uses both words when she is mad. Alberto. --- John Gonzalez <1gnzlz@...> wrote: > I've heard "tarugo" and "tarado". Tarugo as in > "como eres tarugo" Not being very smart, almost > like "como eres menso". Tarugo, tarado, and menso are used in about > the same context. > I know, I've been called all three at different times! > > John > > 1gnzlz@... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: latina1955@... > To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:26 PM > Subject: Re: [ranchos] Re: Name Calling > > > "Tarayata" sounds linked to "taragua" which I was often called > because I was considered lazy when I was younger - I simply didn't > enjoy doing the household chores while my brothers were out playing > :). Perhaps the "tara" portion is the relationship in a similar base > language, which be in this area of discussion! > > Esperanza > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ranchos/ > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > ranchos-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links
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Well, I guess I will never find out where my father got the word "tarayata". He was always laughing when he said it, sort of like calling us "rascals" when we were rough-housing with him. He was not prone to name calling, and being from Mexico, he spoke proper Castilian as his people had. My mother, who spoke a strange old 17th century Spanish dialect from New Mexico (according to my Spanish friend), one that I no longer hear, was not laughing when she called me "tonta, suata, surumata, tisica, fea, chirisca, prieta, trige~na" all in one breath. I must have been a handful, and I think I am the only throw-back in the family to our dark-skinned, kinky-haired North African-Moorish ancestors. I'm surprised I didn't grow up with an inferiority complex due to being made fun of by the "gueros" in the family. I just used to think they were the stupid ones, the politically incorrect ones that when losing an argument, would voice their prejudices against something I had nothing to do with. I guess they thought they had one up on me. I was surprised that in Mexico they use such terms as "negritos, chinitos, morenitos, inditos" etc. You are right, Maria, they are very politically incorrect, when even their president betrays that aspect of their society. Emilie Garcia Port Orchard, WA.
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"Vaquetón" comes from the word "vaqueta" which means rawhide. Un vaqueton is a "thick-skinned" individual who doesn't care, takes advantage of other people goodness, lazy, and on, and on...
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My wife is from Los Altos, Jalisco, and she uses both words when she is mad. Alberto. --- John Gonzalez <1gnzlz@...> wrote: > I've heard "tarugo" and "tarado". Tarugo as in > "como eres tarugo" Not being very smart, almost > like "como eres menso". Tarugo, tarado, and menso > are used in about the same context. > I know, I've been called all three at different > times! > > John > > 1gnzlz@... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: latina1955@... > To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:26 PM > Subject: Re: [ranchos] Re: Name Calling > > > "Tarayata" sounds linked to "taragua" which I was > often called because I was considered lazy when I > was younger - I simply didn't enjoy doing the > household chores while my brothers were out playing > :). Perhaps the "tara" portion is the relationship > in a similar base language, which be in this area of > discussion! > > Esperanza > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ranchos/ > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email to: > ranchos-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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I've heard "tarugo" and "tarado". Tarugo as in "como eres tarugo" Not being very smart, almost like "como eres menso". Tarugo, tarado, and menso are used in about the same context. I know, I've been called all three at different times! John
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