Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The Spanish language as used in Mexico.
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- noun the dialect of Spanish spoken in Mexico
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Examples
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Judging by Mexican Spanish nicknames for radio and TV personalities, "ch" seems to be the funny sound in Spanish.
When one word is funnier than another. Ann Althouse 2007
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So active was he that he attracted the attention of Del Pinzo, who, strolling over to the youth remarked, in Mexican Spanish:
The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders Willard F. Baker
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Note 1: tamales, Mexican Spanish spicy food consisting of ground meat seasoned usually with chili, rolled in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
They're Red Hot Robert Johnson 1936
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Three days previous there had presented himself a young man in the white dress of the tropics and a hat of fine Manila straw, a young man who would not send up his card, but in very Mexican Spanish asked for Miss
Ray's Daughter A Story of Manila Charles King 1888
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Nothing is so close to the heart of the Tarahumare as this liquor, called in Mexican Spanish _tesvino_.
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This arrow, as well as the game itself, is called in Mexican Spanish
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He spoke in Mexican Spanish, but Murray understood him, and so did the miners.
The Talking Leaves An Indian Story William Osborn Stoddard 1880
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Murray and Dolores were talking in Mexican Spanish.
The Talking Leaves An Indian Story William Osborn Stoddard 1880
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Apache language; and when she could not think of anything new to add she begun again, and said it all over in Mexican Spanish.
The Talking Leaves An Indian Story William Osborn Stoddard 1880
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From the excitement of the moment and from a good many months of daily custom, he spoke to the lieutenant in Mexican Spanish, in a recklessly eager manner and without touching his hat.
Ahead of the Army William Osborn Stoddard 1880
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