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Full Glossary for Bless Me, Ultima

Padre nuestro que estás en los cielos. Our Father who art in heaven.

Pase . . . pase. Come in . . . come in.

Perdón. Forgive me; I'm sorry.

¿Pero qué dices, hombre? What are you saying, man?

¡Pinche — ! an expletive meaning damned, stingy, vile.

¡Por la madre de Dios! For the mother of God!

Por la sangre de Lupito, todos debemos rogar . . . For the blood of Lupito, we all should beg.

posole hominy soup, made with chili, pork, and spicy seasonings.

¡Puto! a sodomite; also, a promiscuous man.

¿Qué pasa aquí? What's going on here?

¿Qué pasa? What's the matter?

¿Quién es? Who is it?

Que Dios la saque de pena y la lleve a descansar . . . That God lift her punishment [or pain] and let her rest.

Qué lástima. What a pity.

ristras a string of something, usually of chile.


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