pantalones
standard
In Puerto Rico pants are pantalones, always in the plural. Blue jeans are called mahones, a word typical of the island. It is also called Pantalones cortos.
Meaning: garment for the legs (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| pantalones | standard |
| Mahones | jeans, Puerto Rico |
| Pantalones cortos | shorts |
Say unos pantalones for a pair of pants. For jeans, say unos mahones or mis mahones.
Which one should you use?
Shorts are pantalones cortos or the English word shorts, which is also common. Elsewhere in Latin America jeans may be jeans, vaqueros or bluyines.
How does it change in a sentence?
Pantalones is plural, so it takes plural verbs and articles: los pantalones son nuevos. You may also hear the singular pantalón.
Did you know?
- Mahones is the Puerto Rican word for jeans and is not used in the same way in most other Spanish speaking countries.
Examples in context
- Estos pantalones me quedan grandes.These pants are too big for me.
- Me puse los mahones y una camisa blanca.I put on jeans and a white shirt.
- Necesito unos pantalones cortos.I need some shorts.
Example conversation
Mónica helps her son Luis find clothes for school in a store in Carolina.
- MónicaLuis, pruébate estos pantalones.Luis, try on these pants.
- LuisMami, prefiero los mahones.Mom, I prefer the jeans.
- MónicaEstá bien, llevamos los dos.Okay, we will take both.
