How to Say “Church” in Mexican Spanish
Church is iglesia in Mexican Spanish. A neighborhood church is often a parroquia, and templo is also common, especially for non Catholic churches.
How to Say “Onion” in Mexican Spanish
The word for “onion” is cebolla, in Mexico as in the rest of the Spanish-speaking world. Mexican cooking uses it constantly, in salsas, tacos and soups.
How to Say “Mexican” in Mexican Spanish
In Spanish a Mexican man is mexicano and a Mexican woman is mexicana. The plural mexicanos covers a group.
How to Say “Pain” in Mexican Spanish
The Spanish word for “pain” is dolor. To say something hurts, Mexicans use me duele followed by the body part, as in me duele la cabeza.
How to Say “Pitcher” in Mexican Spanish
In Mexican Spanish a pitcher for water or juice is jarra.
How to Say “Elote” in Mexican Spanish
The Mexican word is elote. It means a fresh ear of corn, from the Nahuatl elotl. Corn kernels served in a cup are esquites.
How to Say “Jade” in Mexican Spanish
In Mexico jade is jade, spelled as in English and pronounced “HAH-deh”. The mineral jadeite is jadeíta, and a jade object is called de jade.
How to Say “Guinea Pig” in Mexican (Mexican Spanish)
In Mexico a guinea pig is a cobayo or a conejillo de Indias. The second name means “little rabbit of the Indies”. Both words name the pet.
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How to Say “Dimples” in Mexican Spanish
Dimples in the cheeks are hoyuelos in Mexican Spanish. People also say hoyitos in an affectionate way.
How to Say “Pliers” in Mexican Spanish
In Mexican Spanish “pliers” is usually pinzas. In other countries the word is alicates, and Mexicans know it, but pinzas is more common in hardware stores.