How to Use abuela in a Sentence
abuela
noun-
Before there were parenting experts, there were abuelas.
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Sugey Palomares,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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In West Virginia, there are nanas and nans, grams and grandmas, grannies, abuelas, and even some nonnas.
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Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Primos, tias, and tios, and of course, abuelos and abuelas, come together to celebrate the day at someone's house with food, music, and drinks.
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Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Dec. 2025
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Staff introduced the community to their abuelas through photos of them on the walls, dishes made with their original recipes and decor inspired by their lives.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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An homage to abuelas Escobar and his team pulled out all the stops to fully immerse diners in the experience of visiting a Mexican grandmother’s house.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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In a former pottery studio a stone’s throw from La Placita de Santurce, this lively day-to-night fonda, or neighborhood canteen, specializes in traditional fare in a kitchen staffed by a roster of local abuelas.
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Ben Olsen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Feb. 2026
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