sandalia
everyday
A sandal in Mexican Spanish is a sandalia. The traditional Mexican leather sandal with woven straps is a huarache.
Meaning: open footwear (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| sandalia | everyday |
| huarache | Mexican leather sandal |
In a shoe store you ask for sandalias, and a pair is un par de sandalias. For a plastic or rubber flip flop Mexicans often say chanclas.
Which one should you use?
A huarache is a woven leather type of sandal made in many Mexican towns. The word chanclas covers casual flat sandals and flip flops.
Did you know?
- Mexican shoe sizes are given in centimeters, so a veinticinco is a foot about twenty five centimeters long.
Examples in context
- Compré unas sandalias para la playa.I bought sandals for the beach.
- Estos huaraches son de piel.These huaraches are made of leather.
- Se me rompió una chancla.One of my flip flops broke.
Example conversation
Rocío shops for shoes at a market in Oaxaca.
- Rocío¿Cuánto cuestan los huaraches?How much are the huaraches?
- VendedoraTrescientos pesos el par.Three hundred pesos a pair.
- RocíoMe llevo unos del veinticinco.I will take a size twenty five.
