How to Say “Bike” in Mexican Spanish
In Mexico a bike is a bici in casual talk and a bicicleta in full. Both are used everywhere in the country.
In Mexico a bike is a bici in casual talk and a bicicleta in full. Both are used everywhere in the country.
In Mexico a tip left for service is propina. A tip meaning advice is consejo and a useful hint is dato.
The warm word for “daddy” in Mexico is papi. The diminutive papito is even softer, and young children also say papá.
In Mexico good night is Buenas noches. Add Que descanses to wish someone a good rest. It is said when parting late in the evening or going to bed.
In Mexican Spanish “dry” is seco, or seca for a feminine noun. Reseco means very dry.
In Mexican Spanish “shoes” is zapatos. For sneakers Mexicans say tenis and for traditional leather sandals they say huaraches.
The general word is caramelo. Mexico has its own famous caramel, cajeta, a thick sauce made by cooking goat milk with sugar.
Crystal is cristal in Mexico, for both clear glass and mineral crystals. For a mineral crystal such as quartz say cuarzo.
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In Mexico basil is albahaca. It is a feminine noun, la albahaca, and the plural is albahacas.
In Mexico the herb is cilantro, just as in English. Tacos are often ordered con cebolla y cilantro, with onion and cilantro.