Spanglish Examples

A list of all the Spanglish examples discussed in this blog.

Candi vs. Dulce

August 1, 2011
By Payazaro

Today’s Spanglish word of the day is candi. We all know that kids love candies and sweets. Nothing spells out Pocho more than a Mexican immigrant kid who speaks very little English but is screaming out for his “candi” on Halloween. Which as a side note, please teach your kids some manners and show...

Read more »

Troca vs. Camioneta

July 28, 2011
By Payazaro

Today’s Spanglish word of the day is troca. During those ridiculous hot summer days, there is nothing I love more than riding in the back of a troca and letting the breeze cool off my Latino Heat. I don’t own a Spanglish dictionary, but I’m willing to bet “troca” would rank as top 5....

Read more »

Bloque vs. Cuadra

July 24, 2011
By Payazaro

Today’s Spanglish word of the day is bloque. For the most part, I think we are all victims of the Spanglish word “bloque”. Wherever you go, people are always guiding and giving directions of where to go and how many “bloques” to take. Seriously though, it’s a classic and the word is here to...

Read more »

Barberchop vs. Peluquería

July 16, 2011
By Payazaro

Today’s Spanglish word of the day is barberchop. Today’s Spanglish word of the day is a fun one to say. Bar-ber-chop…makes me smile. I think somewhere out there was a prankster that made this word up in order to satisfy his thirst to hurt people. Just like that prank on that American Pie movie...

Read more »

Corna vs. Esquina

July 12, 2011
By Payazaro

Today’s Spanglish word of the day is corna. Don’t let its spelling and pronunciation fool ya. At first, this may sound like a word a rapper or person from the south would say, but it is alive and well in the Spanglish speaking community. If the Spanglish word bloque had a wife, it would...

Read more »

Puchar vs. Empujar

July 8, 2011
By Payazaro

Today’s Spanglish word of the day is puchar. I would say that puchar is a top 10 Spanglish word. Maybe it’s a regional thing, but I hear it all the time in the Northwest! I think this word is so popular because we’re always in situations where pushing needs to be done… in life…...

Read more »