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For this episode, Nature Notes is teaming up with “West Texas Wonders” – a new reporting series where listeners ask questions and Marfa Public Radio finds…

Órale, this is the the last episode focused on Caló words that are related to dances in the Southside. For the rest of the summer, the focus will turn to conversations carried out entirely in Caló. Meanwhile, the feature of this episode is pichonear. In modern Spanish, pichon means pigeon. In Caló, it means to kiss. When a couple is kissing, it’s said they are pichoneando, which happens a lot in the dances in the Southside.

Órale, the Caló word of this week is wango. It’s an adjective that means loose fitting, riven or reamed. It comes from the Spanish word for unsteady or clumsy, ñango. Wango can attach as much to a person as to a thing or situation. Somebody is wango if they prove too easy an opponent. A hat is wango if it’s too big on your head. A crowd or game is wango if it’s leaderless.

Órale, the onda this week is chafa. It means something cheaply made, defective, or a low-quality person or gesture. A bad haircut is chafa. A repair job that doesn’t last long is chafa. A slow thank you is chafa. A love interest that only thinks of the physical is chafa.

In football news, the Alpine Fightin' Bucks closed out their regular season play this weekend with a 53-25 victory on Friday over the Bulldogs in Coahoma.…

Regular season football comes to a close this weekend throughout the Trans-Pecos. In high school news, the Alpine Fightin' Bucks head to Coahoma for their…