How to Say ‘Denim jacket’ in Mexican Spanish
La chamarra de mezclilla
lah chah-MAH-rrah deh mes-klee-yah
[lah chah-MAH-rrah deh mes-klee-yah]
💬 Usage Tip: Mexico says chamarra for jacket. In Spain it's usually chaqueta. de mezclilla "denim" works like de cuero "leather": de plus the material.
Phrase Breakdown
La chamarra
lah chah-MAH-rrah
The jacket
'Chamarra' is the Mexican word for jacket. Roll the double R: cha-MA-rra.
La chamarra está en la silla.
The jacket is on the chair.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
chamarra
[chah-MAH-rrah]
jacket
Mexican word for a jacket.
Trae tu chamarra, hace frío.
Bring your jacket, it's cold.
de mezclilla
deh mes-klee-yah
denim (made of denim)
'Mezclilla' means denim in Mexico. The LL sounds like a Y: mez-CLI-ya.
Tengo unos pantalones de mezclilla.
I have some denim pants.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
mezclilla
[mes-klee-yah]
denim
Mexican word for denim fabric.
Me gustan los pantalones de mezclilla.
I like denim pants.
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