Original Post by: HelpfulDuo: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/25181059 | Archived DL page: https://archive.ph/cAvdA
Food is different around the world and so are the Spanish words we use for them. This is a list of common foods that have different names in different Spanish speaking countries.
food | Spanish words by regions |
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popcorn | pochoclo (Argentina), palomitas (México), cabritas (Chile) , cotufas (Venezuela), pororó (Paraguay and Bolivia), maíz pira (Colombia) |
hotdog | pancho (Argentina), hot dog (Chile y México), perro caliente (Venezuela) |
beer | zurito o katxi (Basque Country), mini (Madrid), cachi (Castilla León), chela (Mexico and Chile) birra (Venezuela and Argentina) pinta (Panama), jumbo (República Dominicana) caña or clara (Spain) |
platters | tapas (Spain), picadita (Argentina), picoteo (Chile), botana (México), pasapalo (Venezuela). |
beans | alubias (Spain), habichuelas (Cuba and Spain), porotos (Argentina, Chile and Uruguay), frijoles (México and Guatemala), caraotas (Venezuela) |
steak | filete (Spain), bife (Argentina and Uruguay), bistec (Chile, Mexico and Venezuela), beaf-steak (Chile), churrasco (Uruguay) |
cake | tarta (Spain), pastel (Spain, Mexico and Chile), torta (Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay), quey (Cuba), keke (Peru), pinller (Guatemala) |
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Do you know any other regional word for these or other foods?
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