Spanish: las gachasEnglish translation: mean girls, wretched girls 
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Social Sciences - Anthropology / research study | | Spanish term or phrase: las gachas | | I know that it refers to girls of some type but I am not sure of what it indicates. |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseHenry Hinds: 5:07pm Nov 2, 2004: How about some more CONTEXT... where it's from, the circumstances surrounding it, the sentence, etc.? That would really help. -
María Teresa Taylor Oliver: 5:28pm Nov 2, 2004: I'm with Henry. It could mean LOTS of things, depending on the context. The DRAE has over 5 different meanings for the term. -
Stanley Garland (asker): 5:37pm Nov 2, 2004: Yes, the study is being conducted among mexican migrant high school students. The respondant was talking about certain types of girls inthe school that he didn't like and hadn't treated him well.
Henry Hinds: 8:31pm Nov 2, 2004: Thanks for the CONTEXT, that's what we need. -
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| | mean girls | Explanation:
Another option... gacha usually refers to either ugly or mean. |
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Atenea Acevedo
Mexico
| Note from asker to answererThanks, exactly.
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