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pochismo
[ paw-chee-zmaw; English poh-cheez-moh ]
noun
Mexican Spanish.
plural pochismos
- an English word or expression borrowed into Spanish; a Spanish word showing U.S. influence.
- a form of speech employing many such words.
- an adopted U.S. custom, attitude, etc.
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Pochismo, in Ortega's cooking, is a philosophy and culinary aesthetic guided by several qualities: wit, irreverence and the sort of fearless autonomy that allows a chef to erase the boundaries between what we think of as "Mexican" and "American" cooking; haute and lowbrow cuisine.
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