Mexican

In Mexico a tip left for service is propina. A tip meaning advice is consejo and a useful hint is dato.

The Spanish word for “pain” is dolor. To say something hurts, Mexicans use me duele followed by the body part, as in me duele la cabeza.

In Mexico a duck is a pato. A female duck is a pata, and a baby duck is an patito. The word pato covers the bird in general.

In Mexico a couch is a sillón or a sofá. People also say la sala for the whole living room set. Both sillón and sofá are everyday words.

Gorilla is gorila in Mexican Spanish. It has one l, unlike the English spelling.

In Mexican Spanish “popcorn” is palomitas, or palomitas de maíz in full. The word is always plural.

The number six in Mexican Spanish is seis. It is the same across the Spanish speaking world and is said “SAYS”.

In Mexico “silverware” is cubiertos. It covers the fork, knife and spoon, called tenedor, cuchillo and cuchara.

The word for strawberry is fresa. In Mexico fresas con crema is a classic dessert. Fresa is the fruit and also the flavor, as in helado de fresa.

The general word for corn is maíz. In Mexico a fresh ear of corn is an elote and the kernels served in a cup are esquites.