Malinche
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9.9
- proper noun
- /məˈlɪnʧeɪ/
- Offensive
- It is worth noting that Marina/la Malinche has become a deeply ambivalent cultural icon within Latin America, representing the worst qualities of traitor and whore while at the same time representing female access to power.
- La Malinche
Examples
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Malinche is often depicted in Mexican history as a traitor who collaborated with foreign conquerors, inciting debate about her role and decisions.
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Composed by invitation, the play dramatizes the La Malinche story in Cortés' defeat of Moctezuma's world.
Academic text (1998) -
Two young girls dressed as the Malinche take their places on either side of Moctezuma.
Academic text (1993) -
The Malinche figures manipulate age categories toward an ideological end similar to that of the figures of Cortez and his men.
Academic text (1993) -
One Malinche emphasizes the indigenous universe before the conquest; the other emphasizes the conquered heritage of Mexico.
Academic text (1993) -
Spaniards call her La Malinche or Doña Marina.
Fiction book (1992) -
Subsequent studies have focused on two other legendary female figures as well: Malintzin Tenpal, or La Malinche, as she most widely came to be known, and La Llorona.
Academic text (1994) -
It speaks, for example, of the purity of the girls who portray the Malinche, of the dancers' abilities, and of the wealth and standing of their respective families in the community.
Academic text (1993) -
The Indians obeyed her without question, wrote Bernal Diaz; the Aztec dubbed Cortes "Malinche."
Fiction book (1992) -
Malinche has become a symbol of betrayal in Mexico, reflecting on the complex dynamics of her position during the Spanish conquest.
How Traitorous
- Offensive
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8.1
- Offensive
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9.9
- Offensive
12
8.2
- Offensive
320
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34
4.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Calling someone a Malinche comes from the real woman's role helping foreign conquerors; because she worked with the Spanish her name became a label for a person seen as a 'traitor' or collaborator. So today calling someone a Malinche means you think they support foreign interests over their own people.