Mexican

The standard word for money is dinero, but in everyday Mexican speech people say lana too. Feria means loose change, small coins.

In Mexico “toy” is juguete. A shop that sells toys is a juguetería.

A sandal in Mexican Spanish is a sandalia. The traditional Mexican leather sandal with woven straps is a huarache.

A room in Mexican Spanish is a cuarto in daily talk and a habitación in hotels or formal writing. A bedroom is usually a recámara in Mexico.

In Mexican Spanish “lobster” is langosta. It is the word used on menus along the coast in Baja California and the Caribbean.

In Mexican Spanish you tell someone to enjoy with Disfruta when speaking to a friend or relative. The softer wish Que lo disfrutes fits almost any moment.

In Mexico “Thursday” is jueves. Days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish.

Captain is capitán for a man and capitana for a woman. The same word is used in Mexico for ships, sports teams and the army.

In Mexico a croissant is called a cuernito in many bakeries, literally “little horn”.

In Mexico a blanket is a cobija. The word manta is also understood, and frazada is more common in other countries.