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In Mexican Spanish an uncle is tío. It is the same word as in the rest of the Spanish world.

The month is octubre in Mexican Spanish. Month names are not capitalized, so you write en octubre for “in October”.

Spanish has no single everyday word for all “nuts”. Nueces means walnuts or pecans in general use, and frutos secos covers nuts as a group.

To say “welcome to Mexico” you say Bienvenido a México to a man, Bienvenida a México to a woman and Bienvenidos a México to a group.

Hair is pelo in everyday Mexican speech and cabello in more careful or written language. Both are normal. Cabello is common in shampoo ads and at salons.

There is no single Mexican word for “sassy”.

In Mexico a beast is a bestia. For a wild animal that hunts people say fiera, and for a monster monstruo. Mexicans also use bestia for a person.

In Mexican Spanish “photo” is foto in everyday speech. The full word is fotografía, used in writing and formal situations.

In Mexico Anthony is Antonio. A very common pet form is Toño, and some people also use the English Tony.

In Mexico the everyday word for stubborn is terco. People also say necio, and cabeza dura for someone hard-headed.