Abuela

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Hispanic grandmother.

    "I, an abuela-aged woman of Northern European ancestry, have lived within 50 miles of the Mexican border most of my life. Mexican culture is part of my life as much as any of my DNA cultures, if not more, and I love it all."

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grandmother

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"I, an abuela-aged woman of Northern European ancestry, have lived within 50 miles of the Mexican border most of my life. Mexican culture is part of my life as much as any of my DNA cultures, if not more, and I love it all."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abuela.

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