raspado
Mexico
Every country has its own word. A snow cone is a raspado in Mexico, a piragua in Puerto Rico and a cholado in Colombia, where it usually comes with fruit as well.
Meaning: shaved ice with flavored syrup (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| raspado | Mexico |
| Piragua | Puerto Rico |
| Cholado | Colombia |
At a street cart in Mexico you ask Un raspado de limón, por favor and pick the flavor.
Which one should you use?
A cholado is bigger than a plain snow cone and includes fruit, condensed milk and syrup. Raspado and piragua are closer to the simple ice with syrup.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Raspado comes from raspar, to scrape, since the ice is scraped from a block. In Venezuela people say raspao. Piragua is sold from carts, and cholado is a specialty of Cali.
Did you know?
- Chamoy is a Mexican sauce of fruit, chile and salt that is often poured over a raspado.
Examples in context
- Quiero un raspado de fresa.I want a strawberry snow cone.
- El señor de la piragua ya llegó.The piragua man has arrived.
- Vamos por un cholado.Let's go get a cholado.
Example conversation
Marisol and her son Dani buy a treat from a cart in a plaza in Guadalajara.
- DaniMamá, ¿me compras un raspado?Mom, will you buy me a snow cone?
- MarisolClaro. ¿De qué sabor?Sure. What flavor?
- DaniDe limón con chamoy.Lime with chamoy.
