totopo n. a baked corn tortilla. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
paquetería n.— «Known in Spanish as paqueterías, the courier services tap into the nostalgia market, filling an aching void between New York’s poorer immigrants, many not legal residents, and the people they left behind.» —“For Mom’s Cooking, 2,200...
hypergonar n.— «Chrétien’s “hypergonar” adapters made use of an optical trick called anamorphosis, whereby a curved lens placed in front of an ordinary camera could squeeze a large field of vision into the frame. Another lens, affixed to the...
rusticle n.— «Gaping holes have opened up in the Titanic’s decks, metal walls have slumped and rivers of rust known as rusticles, which look like brownish icicles hanging from the ship’s iron plates, have multiplied so fast that in some places they...
shoes
n.— «In street parlance, “shoes” is another word for wheels.» —“Putting Hip-Hop on the Highway” by Phil Patton New York Times Aug. 10, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Amexica n.— «Poverty and race also define the country I call ‘Amexica’ that runs along either side of the Mexican border, belonging to both countries and neither.» —“Farewell America” by Ed Vulliamy Observer (U.K.) Aug. 24, 2003. (source: Double...