rines
Mexico
Car rims in Mexico are rines. One rim is a rin. The rubber tire is a llanta, though people often say llantas for the whole wheel in casual talk.
Meaning: the metal wheels of a car (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| rines | Mexico |
| llantas | tires and wheels |
Shops sell rines de aluminio and rines deportivos. You name the size with rin 15 or rin 17, meaning the diameter in inches.
Which one should you use?
In Spain and many countries the rim is a llanta and the tire is a neumático. Mexicans use rin for the metal part and llanta for the rubber.
Did you know?
- A Mexican vulcanizadora is the shop where people fix a flat llanta and balance rines.
Examples in context
- Quiero cambiar los rines de mi coche.I want to change the rims on my car.
- Mi camioneta lleva rin diecisiete.My truck takes seventeen inch rims.
Example conversation
Marco visits a tire shop in Tijuana.
- MarcoBuenas, busco rines de aluminio.Hello, I am looking for aluminum rims.
- Vendedor¿De qué medida, joven?What size, young man?
- MarcoRin dieciséis, para un Sentra.Sixteen inch, for a Sentra.
