Mexican

A rebel in Mexican Spanish is a rebelde, and the word works for a man or a woman. For a child who is just naughty and restless, Mexicans say revoltoso.

Science in Mexican Spanish is ciencia, a feminine noun. The plural ciencias is used for school subjects, as in la clase de ciencias.

A cavity is caries in Mexican Spanish, and one cavity is una caries. The word is the same in singular and plural.

A haircut is a corte de pelo or a corte de cabello in Mexico. People also just ask for un corte. At the barber you can say Quiero un corte.

In Mexico a beast is a bestia. For a wild animal that hunts people say fiera, and for a monster monstruo. Mexicans also use bestia for a person.

In Mexican Spanish “pink” is rosa. Many speakers also say rosado. A very bright pink, common in Mexican crafts and design, is called rosa mexicano.

In Mexico a balloon is a globo. A party balloon, a water balloon and a thought bubble in a comic all use the same word.

In Mexico “I love you” can be Te quiero or Te amo. Te quiero works for partners, family and close friends, while Te amo is stronger and mostly romantic.

The region of France is Bretaña in Spanish, with the same word used in Mexico. As a girl’s name, Brittany stays unchanged and is read in a Spanish way.

The everyday Mexican word for expensive is caro, as in Está muy caro. For something extremely pricey say carísimo.