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dollyheart · 10-24-2008, 10:38 AM

Hello. I work with two guys from Guadalajara, and I understand about 80% Spanish, maybe a little more, but they CONSTANTLY refer to me as "la mocha" or, even more often as "la mochilla"...it must be with LL because it makes a Y sound..Like pronounced as: "mocheeya"..I've always gotten the feeling that it has a bad connotation to it, but either way, I'm dying to know what it really is and i can't seem to find out anywhere! What do you think? Thanks!

tapatepe · 11-13-2008, 01:56 PM

Mochilla o mochila means backpack.

I hear Mexican people calling people of white complexion, guera, with the two dots on top of the u. The g is a hard g. like gate. That is new for me too, but is not an insult. Is just a way for them to call white people.

10-24-2008, 10:38 AM	#1
dollyheart New Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Age: 23 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	What is... Hello. I work with two guys from Guadalajara, and I understand about 80% Spanish, maybe a little more, but they CONSTANTLY refer to me as "la mocha" or, even more often as "la mochilla"...it must be with LL because it makes a Y sound..Like pronounced as: "mocheeya"..I've always gotten the feeling that it has a bad connotation to it, but either way, I'm dying to know what it really is and i can't seem to find out anywhere! What do you think? Thanks!

11-13-2008, 01:56 PM	#2
tapatepe New Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 36 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 16	Re: What is... Mochilla o mochila means backpack. I hear Mexican people calling people of white complexion, guera, with the two dots on top of the u. The g is a hard g. like gate. That is new for me too, but is not an insult. Is just a way for them to call white people.

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