Mexican Spanish
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Although the sound changed pronunciation over time, there are still vestiges of the sh sound for x in Portuguese, as well as in Mexican Spanish and its use in native place names.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 10, 2023
It can correct my errors, I tell him, and it's able to give me regional variations in Spanish, including Mexican Spanish, Argentinian Spanish and, amusingly, Spanglish.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2023
While the dialect’s speakers can generally hold a conversation with someone from any of the countries where Spanish is the majority language, those still proficient in New Mexican Spanish can also sound considerably different.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
“No se le ha subido,” Rivera said, using a Mexican Spanish term that roughly means success hasn’t gone to one’s head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
This arrow, as well as the game itself, is called in Mexican Spanish lechuguilla.
From Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan by Carl Lumholtz
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