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Scared in Mexican Spanish is asustado (feminine asustada). Mexicans also say espantado for being frightened, and tener miedo for being afraid.

In Mexican Spanish a doll is muñeca. A boy doll or an action figure is muñeco and a rag doll is muñeca de trapo.

In Mexico “attack” is ataque as a noun and atacar as a verb. It covers a military or physical attack as well as a sudden episode, as in ataque de risa.

The word for color is color in Mexico, the same as in the rest of the Spanish-speaking world. It is masculine: el color.

The word for “tiger” in Mexico is tigre. In some areas of Mexico it is also used for the jaguar, an animal that lives in the country.

The basic way to ask for a kiss is Dame un beso. Mexicans often soften it to Dame un besito, which sounds sweet and playful.

Mexicans say duraznos for peaches. Melocotones is the word used in Spain and is understood in Mexico, but it sounds foreign there.

For a “show” in Mexico people often say show itself, and also espectáculo. A single performance of a play or film is a función.

Ham is jamón in Mexico. Most people mean sliced, cooked ham for sandwiches, as in a torta de jamón.

In Mexican Spanish “princess” is princesa. The word is feminine, and the masculine form is príncipe.