Mexican

For a stone Mexicans say piedra, and a larger mass of stone is a roca. The music style is rock, pronounced much like the English word.

A boat in Mexican Spanish depends on the size. A small motorboat is a lancha, a small boat is a bote, and a bigger vessel is a barco.

In Mexican Spanish “kisses” is besos. The affectionate form is besitos. Many Mexicans end messages with besos or un abrazo y un beso.

In Mexican Spanish “pumpkin” is calabaza. The large orange type used for cooking is often called calabaza de Castilla.

In Mexican Spanish “lamb” is cordero. In everyday Mexican speech many people also say borrego for the animal and the meat, as in barbacoa de borrego.

In Mexico curly hair is often called pelo chino or cabello chino, and rizado is the neutral word.

In Mexico a cup for coffee or tea is a taza. A drinking glass without a handle is a vaso, and a stemmed glass for wine is a copa.

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

In Mexican Spanish a cooking pot is olla. A pot for plants is maceta and a wide shallow pot is cazuela.

In Mexican slang the most popular greeting is ¿Qué onda?, which literally says “what wave?” and means “what’s up?”.