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mordida

American  
[mawr-thee-thah] / mɔrˈði ðɑ /

noun

Mexican Spanish.
mordidas plural
  1. a bribe or kickback.


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noun

Etymology

Origin of mordida

Literally, “bite”

Example Sentences

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The chupacabras’s mordida had left three ugly lacerations two inches above her ankle, on the outside of her leg, so both her ankle and calf were swollen to twice their normal size.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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