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| tortilla | a flat, thin bread made of cornmeal |
| plantation | a very large farm that usually grows one kind of crop |
| sombrero | a tall, wide-brimmed hat worn to protect people from the burning sun |
| native | a person born in a particular place |
| rural | having to do with the countryside or farming |
| enchilada | a tortilla filled with meat or cheese |
| fiesta | a Mexican party for special days, such as birthdays and weddings |
| village | a small group of houses that make up a community |
| siesta | an afternoon nap or rest after a midday meal |
| poverty | being very poor |
| crops | a plant grown in large amounts on a plantation |
| adobe | a brick made of clay mixed with straw and dried out in the sun |
| marketplace | an open place where people buy and sell food and other goods |
| handmade | something made by hand, not by machine |
| agriculture | farming |
| irrigation | a manmade way of bringing water to crops |
