How to Say ‘A paloma with chili on the rim.’ in Mexican Spanish
Una paloma con chile en el borde.
OO-nah pah-LOH-mah kohn CHEE-leh ehn el BOR-deh
[OO-nah pah-LOH-mah kohn CHEE-leh ehn el BOR-deh]
Phrase Breakdown
Una paloma
OO-nah pah-LOH-mah
A paloma (cocktail)
In Mexico a 'paloma' is a popular drink of tequila and grapefruit soda. Literally it means 'dove'. Stress: pa-LO-ma.
Quiero una paloma, por favor.
I want a paloma, please.
Words in this phrase
Una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.
A recruiter gave me her card today.
paloma
[pah-LOH-mah]
paloma (cocktail)
Mexican drink of tequila and grapefruit soda; also means dove.
Pedí una paloma bien fría.
I ordered a nice cold paloma.
con chile en el borde.
kohn CHEE-leh ehn el BOR-deh
with chili on the rim.
'Borde' means edge or rim. Many Mexican drinks are served with chili powder on the rim of the glass.
Una michelada con chile en el borde.
A michelada with chili on the rim.
Words in this phrase
con
[kohn]
with
Preposition meaning 'with'; shows accompaniment or a characteristic.
Con experiencia puedes aspirar a más.
With experience, you can aim for more.
chile
[CHEE-leh]
chili pepper
Any hot or mild pepper; essential in Mexican cooking.
Este chile pica mucho.
This chili is very spicy.
en
[ehn]
on
Used after 'quedar' to mark what was agreed.
Quedamos en un precio.
We agreed on a price.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
borde
[BOR-deh]
rim / edge
Noun for the edge of something, like a glass.
El vaso tiene sal en el borde.
The glass has salt on the rim.
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