In Mexico at least. As the father of my 18 year old daughter, I learned this from her Mexican mother, who would tell her to "limpia tu colita", even when she only had a number one

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1. COLITA 219 up, 21 down
The word colita means literally, "Little Tail".

In the song, "Hotel California", the Eagles band is referring to, "the warm smell of Colitas rising up though the air". In this sense, the Little Tails, or tips of the marijuana plant, and of course the most potent part.

I hava also heard the term colita reference a person's butt or a woman's private parts.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=COLITA

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I've tried to keep it as natural as with other parts of the body,in Spanish we call genitals "colita"
http://www.babycenter.com/404_how-do-i-answer-my-toddlers-qu...

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One of the main reasons you are supposed to call a child's private parts by their proper name (e.g. vagina, penis) is to help eliminated confusion if - God forbid - your child should ever become a victim of sexual abuse. When a detective or CSP worker interviews your child, using the correct term will help facilitate the interview and cut down on the possibility of your child's interview being thrown out in court because of confusion over what part is called what. I realize this is not a popular concept, but child abuse exists and we, as parents, need to make sure we give our kids as much ammunition as possible without scaring them. My ex-boyfriend was a detective with Juvenile Abuse dept, and I'm a counselor working primarily with children involved in CSP and foster care. I have seen too many times what can happen if ANYTHING goes wrong in a child abuse case. Don't wait until the child is older to teach proper terms - the abuser certainly won't wait.
posted 11/11/2008 by a BabyCenter Member

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http://www.babycenter.com/404_how-do-i-answer-my-toddlers-qu...

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BTW, we would also tell my daughter "limpia tu colita" when she had a number two, but in this case I'm pretty sure it refers to her genitalia as per Helen's comment

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One last comment if you are convinced that it does refer to her genitalia, is that you might want to use an equivalent child's name for her genitalia and place a more formal term in parenthesis. There are plenty of mother-baby sites where they discuss these nick names

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I lied! But this will be my last comment. I should have posted the above for reference purposes rather than as an answer, as my point was to clarify Bob's doubt as to whether or not "colita" refers to the genitalia. So again, I would choose a nick name with genitals or vagina in brackets.

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IMO, I don't think including "female" in the translation will do any harm. It is a delicate situation and I think it's important not to be less or more ambiguous as the Spanish version, and if "colita" is clearly her genitalia then this needs to be reflected in English, and the use of "female" should help clarify this.