Vernon Stanley

The usual Mexican word for a big head, or a person with one, is cabezón, or cabezona for a woman. The plain description is cabeza grande.

In Mexico a “lawn” is usually pasto in daily speech. Césped is the neutral word, and zacate is also used in many parts of Mexico for grass.

The verb “eat” is comer in Mexico. A friendly way to ask is ¿ya comiste?, meaning “have you eaten yet?”. Use comer for any meal.

In Mexico a casual way to say “hot girl” is chava guapa, a good-looking young woman.

In Mexico Hola, mi amigo is a warm greeting to a man, and Hola, mi amiga to a woman. Hola, amigo mío sounds more affectionate or poetic.

Captain is capitán for a man and capitana for a woman. The same word is used in Mexico for ships, sports teams and the army.

The Mexican Spanish word for garden is jardín. A vegetable garden is a huerto. You water the jardín and you grow vegetables and herbs in a huerto.

In Mexico a twin is cuate in everyday speech, and gemelo or gemela in standard Spanish. The female forms are cuata and gemela.

The word is capital in Mexican Spanish, both for a main city and for money.

The everyday word is súper, which works as “great” or “very”. In Mexico people also say padrísimo and chidísimo for something really great.