Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern

by Edward B. Tylor

AVERSADA, a freshet.

BARATILLO, a Rag-fair, market of odds and ends; see p. 169.

BARBACOA, whence English “barbecue;” see p. 95; a native Haitian word.

BARRANCCA, a ravine.

CALZONCILLOS, drawers.

CAPA, a cloak.

CAYO, a coral-reef.

CHAPARREROS, over-trousers of goatskin with the hair on, used in riding.

CHINAMPA (Aztec, “a place fenced in),” a Mexican “floating garden;” see p. 62.

CHINGUERITO, Indian-corn brandy.