malinche

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How strong is the resonance of the word malinche today in Mexico?

MALINCHE Laura Esquivel 2007
At dawn I often walk by the shores of Lake Managua, staring at the wild flowers that grow in the cracks of dead buildings: malinche, the flowers are called.

Once upon a life: Joseph O'Connor 2010
Today, malinche is used pejoratively to describe someone who denies their heritage, someone who values other cultures above their own.

MALINCHE Laura Esquivel 2007