Vincent Gordon

Crispy is crujiente in Mexico. In the kitchen people also say doradito for food that is golden and crisp.

Glue in Mexican Spanish is pegamento. Many Mexicans also say Resistol, a brand name used for any glue. The verb is pegar, as in Pega esto con pegamento.

A cat is gato, or gata for a female. Mexicans also say michi in a playful, affectionate way.

In Mexican Spanish “president” is presidente for a man and presidenta for a woman. The mayor of a town is presidente municipal.

In Mexico “shrimp” is camarón, and the plural is camarones. The word gamba is used in Spain and is not the usual Mexican choice.

In Mexico an artist is artista for both men and women, with un artista for a man and una artista for a woman. Only the article changes.

In Mexican Spanish a street gang is a pandilla. Many people also say banda, and a large drug trafficking group is a cártel.

In Mexico the owl is a tecolote, from Nahuatl. Across the Spanish language the general word is búho, and a barn owl is a lechuza.

The standard word is feo, or fea for a feminine noun, and it is used in Mexico too. Mexicans add bien for emphasis, as in bien feo.

Mexicans often say Okey for “OK” and the short Va to accept a plan. Órale is a lively slang word that can mean “OK, let us do it”.