Mexican

In Mexico sneakers are called tenis. The word is plural in form even for one pair, so you say unos tenis or mis tenis.

The natural Mexican way to say “yum” is ¡Qué rico!, meaning “how tasty!”. ¡Qué sabroso! and ¡Está buenísimo! are also very common after the first bite.

The usual word for west in Mexico is oeste. Poniente is also common and especially seen on street names.

The neutral and medical word is testículos. In Mexican talk huevos is a common vulgar word for them, and bolas is another.

In Mexico a storm is a tormenta. A thunderstorm is a tormenta eléctrica and a tropical storm is a tormenta tropical.

The month is octubre in Mexican Spanish. Month names are not capitalized, so you write en octubre for “in October”.

In Mexico, “alphabet” is most often abecedario. The word alfabeto is also correct and is used more in writing and in talk about writing systems.

Spanish has no single everyday word for all “nuts”. Nueces means walnuts or pecans in general use, and frutos secos covers nuts as a group.

A bowl in Mexican Spanish is a tazón. A deep soup plate is a plato hondo, and bol is also used, though it is less common.

In Mexican Spanish “plant” is planta. The word is feminine and covers a houseplant, a garden plant and also an industrial plant.