calcomanía
everyday, Mexico
In Mexico a sticker is a calcomanía, and many people also say sticker in conversation. Collectible stickers for albums are called estampas. It is also called estampa.
Meaning: adhesive decorated label (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| calcomanía | everyday, Mexico |
| sticker | casual loanword |
| estampa | collectible |
Say una calcomanía when you stick a decoration on a window or a notebook. For a football album you collect estampas and swap the repeated ones with friends.
Which one should you use?
In Spain the common word is pegatina, which people in Mexico understand but rarely use.
How does it change in a sentence?
Calcomanía and estampa are feminine, while sticker is masculine.
Did you know?
- The Spanish word calcomanía comes from the French décalcomanie, the name of a transfer technique.
Examples in context
- Le puse una calcomanía a mi cuaderno.I put a sticker on my notebook.
- Me falta una estampa para llenar el álbum.I need one more sticker to fill the album.
- Compré un sticker de gatitos.I bought a kitten sticker.
Example conversation
Classmates Sandra and Tomás swap stickers for their album at school in Morelia.
- SandraTomás, ¿tienes estampas repetidas?Tomás, do you have any repeated stickers?
- TomásSí, tengo tres. ¿Cuáles te faltan?Yes, I have three. Which ones do you need?
- SandraMe falta la del portero.I need the goalkeeper one.
