Carl Bobby

In Mexico “drunk” is borracho, and a woman is borracha. Ebrio is the formal word, and pedo is a rude slang word used among friends.

In Mexico a donkey is burro. The word asno is more formal and is used in writing, and a female donkey is burra. Use burro for the animal.

In Mexican Spanish a rich person is rico (feminine rica). The more formal word is adinerado, and ricachón is a mocking way to say a very rich person.

A rooster in Mexican Spanish is a gallo, a masculine noun. The hen is a gallina and a baby chick is a pollito.

In Mexico the fruit is usually called aceituna. The word oliva appears mostly in aceite de oliva for olive oil.

A cow is a vaca in Mexico. In farm and meat talk people say res for a head of cattle. Beef in Mexico is carne de res, which comes from res, not from vaca.

Mexicans say no just as in other Spanish, and add para nada for “not at all”. In casual talk nel is a slangy Mexican “nope”.

In Mexican Spanish “devil” is diablo. The slang word chamuco is very popular in Mexico and demonio is also understood.

In Mexico beans are frijoles. On a table they appear as frijoles de la olla, cooked in broth, or as frijoles refritos, mashed and fried.

In Mexico a mushroom is a hongo, and the common white button mushroom is a champiñón. Seta is the Spanish word used in Spain and sounds unusual in Mexico.