Mexican

Broccoli in Mexican Spanish is brócoli, with an accent on the first o. In Spain it is more often brécol.

For size, “medium” is mediano (or mediana before a feminine noun) in Mexican Spanish. For a steak cooked medium, you ask for término medio.

The bobcat is called lince rojo in Spanish, and in Mexico many people also say gato montés, which means “mountain cat”.

A burger in Mexico is a hamburguesa. Young people and menus also use the English burger in casual speech.

The Spanish form of Henry is Enrique. In Mexico the nickname is Quique, and many people simply keep the English name Henry.

In Mexico it is chorizo too, but Mexican chorizo is a fresh, red sausage seasoned with chiles and vinegar, not a cured one.

In Mexico the dish is called ceviche, spelled with a v. Peru often writes cebiche, but both mean seafood cured in citrus juice.

In Mexico “things” is cosas. It covers objects, matters and belongings, as in mis cosas for “my things”.

The word for “onion” is cebolla, in Mexico as in the rest of the Spanish-speaking world. Mexican cooking uses it constantly, in salsas, tacos and soups.

In Spanish a Mexican man is mexicano and a Mexican woman is mexicana. The plural mexicanos covers a group.