Mexican Spanish

noun

: the Spanish used in Mexico

Examples of Mexican Spanish in a Sentence

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The narration, wonderfully performed by Fernanda Echevarría del Rivero, captures the musicality of Mexican Spanish — as well as Kahlo’s irreverent personality. Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024 Jyohana’s accent as a Honduran is easily distinguishable from the Mexican Spanish spoken by locals. San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021 Their language is also a European language (even if there are indigenous loan words, regional Mexican Spanish is intelligible with Castilian). Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Mexican Spanish was in 1851

Dictionary Entries Near Mexican Spanish

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“Mexican Spanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mexican%20Spanish. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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