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In Mexico a hurricane is huracán. The word comes from a Taíno word and is the same across the Spanish speaking world.

In Mexico a pervert is pervertido for a man and pervertida for a woman. Depravado is stronger.

In Mexico sneakers are called tenis. The word is plural in form even for one pair, so you say unos tenis or mis tenis.

In Mexico a city block is a cuadra. People give directions with it, as in a dos cuadras de aquí, meaning “two blocks from here”.

In Mexico sports are deportes, and one sport is un deporte. The word is the same across Spanish.

In Mexico the herb sage is salvia. It is used in cooking and as a medicinal plant, and dried bundles are sold in markets.

In Mexican Spanish California is written and said California, with the stress on -for-.

In Mexico “share” is compartir, used for food and things as well as for posts on social media. The online button says Compartir.

In Mexico to hitchhike is pedir aventón. A ride is called un aventón, and a driver who gives one da aventón. Hacer autostop is the form used in Spain.