Definitions by davarinofuntucson
habanero
An unbelievably hot pepper, reputed to have originated in Havana (La Habana), Cuba.
Often mispronounced by English speakers, the word should NEVER have a "y" sound: it's "hah bah NEH ro", NOT "hah bah NYEH ro". (The "h" is not pronounced in Spanish, but that's probably too much to ask of any gabacho.)
Often mispronounced by English speakers, the word should NEVER have a "y" sound: it's "hah bah NEH ro", NOT "hah bah NYEH ro". (The "h" is not pronounced in Spanish, but that's probably too much to ask of any gabacho.)
Bob's waiter did not understand why the habanero salsa looked like it hadn't been touched. Bob understood all too well.
The habanero pepper is deceptively un-hot looking: like a brilliant miniature smooth pumpkin.
The habanero pepper is deceptively un-hot looking: like a brilliant miniature smooth pumpkin.
habanero by davarinofuntucson August 18, 2010
grubbo
A somewhat slighting reference to a person who has done something unpleasing. Meaning can range from "imp" almost to "jerk". Almost always humorous in one respect or another.
That grubbo took the seat I was saving for you.
He's not a grubbo, he's a true jerk!
You're such a grubbo, honey, when you take the last piece of cake just to do it.
He's not a grubbo, he's a true jerk!
You're such a grubbo, honey, when you take the last piece of cake just to do it.
grubbo by davarinofuntucson August 14, 2010
burro
The local Anglo term for "burrito" (the food) in Tucson, Arizona. Bean burros are the "vanilla" type (pronounced "BEEMburrows").
They laughed at me when I asked for a burro in Phoenix. Everyone there calls it a burrito. But they always speak Cali up there, so it don't matter much.
burro by davarinofuntucson August 14, 2010
fajita
Pronounced "fah HEE tah", it literally means "little bundle" in Spanish.
In southern Arizona, the word meant only "skirt steak" (near the rump on cattle) until around 1980.
The invasive use of the word (to mean "taquito") by mass marketing of pseudo-Mex cuisine by Taco Bell and California-Mex and Tex-Mex chain restaurants such as Chipotle has pretty much obscured the original local meaning except when making purchases at the butcher.
In southern Arizona, the word meant only "skirt steak" (near the rump on cattle) until around 1980.
The invasive use of the word (to mean "taquito") by mass marketing of pseudo-Mex cuisine by Taco Bell and California-Mex and Tex-Mex chain restaurants such as Chipotle has pretty much obscured the original local meaning except when making purchases at the butcher.
fajita by davarinofuntucson August 14, 2010