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What does “qué tranza” mean in Mexican Spanish?

¿Qué tranza? is the Mexico City greeting that says “what’s up” with a slight streetwise edge. Chilango Spanish (the Spanish of Mexico City) has a distinctive bag of casual phrases, and qué tranza is the gateway one. Hearing it places the speaker firmly in CDMX or in a circle that’s spent time there.

This clip is a Chilango argument that flips into flirtation, with qué tranza? sitting alongside chida (“cool, awesome”) and ¿te cae? (“really? for real?”). Picking these up is the difference between sounding like a textbook learner and sounding like someone who has actually walked through Roma or Condesa on a Friday night.