Anna Brown (asker) Mar 29, 2015:

Thanks DLyons.

José, I went with the nickname Lencha, as the girl's name turned out to be Florencia. Thanks for your help. If you post an answer I can give you the points.

José J. Martínez Mar 27, 2015:

Any name ending in enza or renzia wold have a "Lencha" nickname... My aunt Luz was Tia Lucha...

Anna Brown (asker) Mar 27, 2015:

Thanks José, I didn't know it was a term used to insult maids. That isn't the context here (one girl is jealous of the other, thinks she's messing around with her boyfriend) but it's a good thing to know for the future.

I'll investigate further to see if by any chance the girl she called "lencha" is named either Lorenza or Florencia.

José J. Martínez Mar 27, 2015:

Mexican Telenovelas do not deal with optative sexual inclinations... I would rule out the L word...however if it was a homeowner... like the ultrarich that these novelas always have, verbally slapping around a maid... verify that the term was not "chacha" a short for Muchacha, which is slightly peyorative to maids. This term would pass the TV guidelines of Mexicco.

DLyons Mar 27, 2015:

In Nicaragua, as an adjective it's "tonta".

José J. Martínez Mar 27, 2015:

My wife said it can be Lorenza or Florencia... nickname Lencha, as Nacho for Ignacio...

José J. Martínez Mar 27, 2015:

If they were referring to the maid... it is a despective term for a maid... Or her Nickname was Lencha.... maybe they decreased the offensive word.