güera
n.— «I’m in the middle; I get judged twice. If I do speak Spanish, everyone is, “Whoa,” and if I don’t speak Spanish, the Mexicans are saying, “She’s just another guera (light person).”» —“Cultural learning curve” by Elizabeth Aguilera Denver Post (Colorado) July 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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