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Mexican Spanish (Spanish: español mexicano) is the variety of dialects and sociolects of the Spanish language spoken in the United Mexican States. Mexico has the largest number of Spanish speakers, more than double any other country in the world.
Documented Nahuatl words in the Spanish language (mostly as spoken in Mexico and Mesoamerica), also called Nahuatlismos include an extensive list of words that represent (i) animals, (ii) plants, fruit and vegetables, (iii) foods and beverages, and (iv) domestic appliances. Many of these words end with the absolutive suffix "-tl" in Nahuatl.
Birria ( Spanish: [ˈbirja] ⓘ) is a regional variation of barbacoa from western Mexico, mainly made with goat or beef. [1] The meat is marinated in an adobo made of vinegar, dried chiles, garlic, and herbs and spices (including cumin, bay leaves, and thyme) before being cooked in a broth ( Spanish: consomé ).
Mendoza – 613,683 – From Basque meaning "Mountain" Aguilar – 611,904 – Meaning eagles nest, from Latin aquilare 'haunt of eagles' Ortíz – 576,989 – From Basque or Latin, Son of Orti; Álvarez – 557,332; Castillo – 553,799 – Meaning "Castle" Romero – 540,922 – Can be either Spanish or Italian, and have multiple meanings.
Spanish naming customs. Spanish names are the traditional way of identifying, and the official way of registering, a person in Spain. They are composed of a given name (simple or composite [a]) and two surnames (the first surname of each parent). Traditionally, the first surname is the father's first surname, and the second is the mother's ...
Cholo ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃolo]) is a loosely defined Spanish term that has had various meanings. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for people of mixed-blood heritage in the Spanish Empire in Latin America and its successor states as part of castas, the informal ranking of society by heritage.
The term Don ( Spanish: [don], roughly ' Lord ') [a] abbreviated as D., is an honorific prefix primarily used in Spain and Hispanic America, and with different connotations also in Italy, Portugal and its former colonies, and formerly in the Philippines . Don is derived from the Latin dominus: a master of a household, a title with background ...
The jota ( pronounced [ˈxota] [1]) is a genre of music and the associated dance known throughout Spain, most likely originating in Aragon. It varies by region, having a characteristic form in Aragon (where it is the most important [1] ), Mallorca, Catalonia, León, Castile, Navarre, Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia, La Rioja, Murcia and Eastern ...