Months after a visit to Chicago, Julia is eating and says to me, "You know, mommy, I really am," now imagine a heavy Arabic tongue, " An allaboosa."
"What's an allaboosa," say me.
She explains, "It means a really fast eater."
I bite, "In what language?"
She gives me the my poor mother, everyone knows the answer to this look and answers, "Chicago Spanish."
In case you're wondering, a basoola is a slow eater.
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