Spanish
In my novel, Silver Threads, both Juan del Rio and Marco, the AI of the starship Marco Pollo, use an occasional Spanish word or phrase. Some of these are:
Ay, chihuahua - exclamation of surprise or disgust
Gracias a Dios que hoy is Viernes - Thank God It's Friday
Lo siento, pero... - I'm sorry, but...
Que Padre - slang term meaning something like "neat," "great," "very good," "swell," or "wow"
Tomatillo - A tomato-like "vegetable" used by Juan del Rio as a sort of pun on Tom's name
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