Mexican Spanish
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In Mexican Spanish, the word signifies “namesake” and is exclaimed with pride — ¡Tocayo! — when two people with the same name meet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
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
And “taco” comes from a Mexican Spanish term for explosives used in silver mining — they had a similar shape to the miners’ lunches.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
Murray and Steve listened closely, for the chief spoke in very good Mexican Spanish most of the time, and they both understood him.
From The Talking Leaves An Indian Story by Stoddard, William Osborn
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