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Old 03-12-2009, 08:13 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by SandraT
Hello all!
Here the word has the two meanings but the mistress meaning is not too widely used anymore.
It is a meaning that my Grandma and even my Mom would use to refer to a man's lover but the younger generation would not.
HOpe it helps!

The same goes for Veenzuela, Sandrita my friend !!! It has both meanings and it depends on the context. However, as you pointed out, young people do not use "querida" too often for referring to mistress. . They now use "amante" instead
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