malinche

noun

ma·​lin·​che

məˈlinchē

plural -s

: a man or boy dressed as a woman in a Mexican dance drama

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Nahuatl Malintzin (Marina) †1550? Aztec slave mistress of Hernando Cortes

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