I believe it is just the Americanized version/spelling of the original Spanish word, no fancy word play. Calling it by its Spanish name had the effect of relating it to Mexicans in a derogatory way. I'm not a historian, but that's how I understand it.
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I believe it is just the Americanized version/spelling of the original Spanish word, no fancy word play. Calling it by its Spanish name had the effect of relating it to Mexicans in a derogatory way. I'm not a historian, but that's how I understand it.
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