Fondo is a word that has many meanings in English. It depends on how it is used as to how it is translated. Fondos can mean funds, as in financial funds. It can mean background, such as background music or a set for a video or stage production. Fondos can be the core or essence [...]

Food words are always interesting to me. Sometimes they are similar enough that you can figure out what they are. Take the words espagueti and albóndiga for example. Espagueti is what it sounds like spaghetti. A dish which is very popular in the area where we live in Mexico. Albóndiga is not as easy to [...]

I have always thought the word gafete meant a name tag or ID badge. I was surprised to find out that it apparently is a word specific to Mexico and there is not a real consensus as to what the word is actually referring. Possibilities are the clip that holds the name badge on. Also [...]

Cubierto is an adjective which means covered or filled. While there are different usages of the word cubierto, the one I find most interesting is the meaning of a place setting of silverware. When asking for silverware at a restaurant you ask for cubiertos. It means cutlery.

No deje piedras sobre el pavimento is a sign we see frequently while traveling through Mexico. It means, do not leave stones on the pavement. It’s an interesting and necessary sign that stems from people placing stones on the road behind their car to warn others they are stopped or broken down. The problem arises [...]