Erin Carla

In Mexico a necklace is collar. A thin metal necklace is often called cadena, and a close fitting one is a gargantilla.

In Mexico “same” is igual or lo mismo. If you want to say “me too” you can answer yo también, and for “exactly the same” Mexicans like igualito.

In Mexico a bell pepper is a pimiento morrón or a chile morrón. The shorter pimiento is understood, but morrón is the word that marks Mexican usage.

The trunk of a car is the cajuela in Mexico.

In Mexico people use the English word, selfie, and say it with a Spanish sound. A common phrase is tomarse una selfie, meaning “to take a selfie”.

In Mexico juice is jugo. Spain says zumo, which Mexicans understand but rarely use.

In Mexico “gluten free” is sin gluten. You will also see libre de gluten on packaging and menus.

In Mexico the word for avocado is aguacate. It is the everyday name for the fruit in Mexican Spanish, and the word came from the Nahuatl ahuacatl.

In Mexico a snow cone is a raspado. It is shaved ice flavored with fruit syrup and sold from street carts and shops.

In Mexico the polite word for an older person is adulto mayor, plural adultos mayores. The more formal phrase is persona de la tercera edad.