How to Say ‘Allergic to peanuts’ in Mexican Spanish
Alérgica al cacahuate
ah-LEHR-hee-kah ahl kah-kah-WAH-teh
[ah-LEHR-hee-kah ahl kah-kah-WAH-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: cacahuate is the Mexican word for peanut. Other countries say maní, so use cacahuate here to be understood instantly.
Phrase Breakdown
Alérgica
[ah-LEHR-hee-kah]
allergic
Feminine adjective describing someone with an allergy; followed by 'a'.
Mi hija es alérgica a la leche.
My daughter is allergic to milk.
al
[ahl]
to the
Contraction of a + el, commonly used before masculine singular nouns like evento.
Llegué Al evento temprano para hacer contactos.
I arrived at the event early to network.
cacahuate
[kah-kah-WAH-teh]
peanut
Mexican word for peanut (from Nahuatl); elsewhere 'maní'.
No como cacahuate.
I don't eat peanuts.
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