Mexican

In Mexico a bribe is a mordida, literally “bite”, in everyday speech. The formal word, used in news and law, is soborno.

In Mexico an almond is an almendra. The tree is an almendro, and the plural for the nuts is almendras.

In Mexican Spanish “raccoon” is mapache. The word comes from the Nahuatl language. Mapache is masculine, so you say el mapache and un mapache.

The Spanish word for “panther” is pantera. Mexicans use it for the big cat and for the nickname la Pantera Rosa for the cartoon.

Rice in Mexican Spanish is arroz. A Mexican meal often comes with arroz rojo, rice cooked with tomato, and the word is the same for raw and cooked grain.

In Mexico a very natural way to say have fun is Que te la pases bien. Plain Diviértete and Que te diviertas are also normal.

The word for “slave” in Mexican Spanish is esclavo for a man and esclava for a woman. The state itself is esclavitud, meaning slavery.

In Mexican Spanish an “obituary” is an obituario, and a paid newspaper death notice is an esquela. Necrología is a more formal word.

In Mexican Spanish “picture” changes with the meaning.

The closest everyday Spanish for “shut up” is Cállate la boca in Mexico. Cállate alone is shorter and ya cállate adds irritation.