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What's a 'mota'.

ER — 2/13/2026 1:06:57 AM (archived)

I've never heard the word, and the auto-translator renders it as 'mote' or 'speck' (as in 'The Mota in God's Eye'.

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Latinexus DEE-Fense - ER - 2/10/2026 2:48:14 AM
- Best Bad Bunny meme - BuckGalaxy - 2/12/2026 11:00:59 AM
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    - I got a B in Spanish - BuckGalaxy - 2/13/2026 12:02:45 AM
      - What's a 'mota'. - ER - 2/13/2026 1:06:57 AM
        
        When in doubt - BuckGalaxy - 2/13/2026 7:21:42 AM
        
        Mexican slang - BuckGalaxy - 2/13/2026 7:19:41 AM
- I sort of watched - podrock - 2/10/2026 8:35:50 PM
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