Mexican

Here is aquí in Spanish, and Mexicans also say acá all the time. They are both correct and mean nearly the same thing.

In Mexico “cold” in temperature is frío, as in hace frío. For the illness, Mexicans usually say gripa or resfriado.

In Mexican Spanish “pepper” depends on what you mean. Black pepper is pimienta, a bell pepper is pimiento morrón and a hot pepper is chile.

The word for color is color in Mexico, the same as in the rest of the Spanish-speaking world. It is masculine: el color.

The word for “tiger” in Mexico is tigre. In some areas of Mexico it is also used for the jaguar, an animal that lives in the country.

In Mexico metal is metal, with the stress on the last syllable, “meh-TAHL”. The plural is metales. The music style is also called metal or heavy metal.

The usual toast in Mexico is ¡Salud!, which means health. A longer, very Mexican one is ¡Arriba, abajo, al centro y adentro!

The Spanish form of George is Jorge. In Mexico it is a common first name, and friends may call a boy Jorgito.

To greet a woman as beautiful in Mexico, say Hola, hermosa. Hola, bonita and Hola, preciosa are other warm options that suit friends, family or a partner.

Cornbread is pan de maíz in Spanish. In Mexico the closest traditional sweet dish is pan de elote, a moist corn cake made with fresh corn.