"Mexploitation" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl Mēxihcobor. Spanish Méxicobor. English Mexico English -sploitation English Mexploitation From Mexico + -sploitation. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|Mexico|-sploitation|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl Mēxihcobor. Spanish Méxicobor. English Mexico English -sploitation English Mexploitation [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "Tenochtitlan", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Classical Nahuatl", "term" : "Mēxihco", "lang" : "nci" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "México", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Mexico", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-sploitation", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Mexploitation", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Mexploitation"> From Mexico + -sploitation. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Mexploitation (uncountable)
  1. (film) A genre of exploitation films produced in and/or set in Mexico, and often featuring plots dealing with crime, drugs, and sex. Tags: uncountable
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