Spanish Vocabulary
This is the Spanish word for family.
What is Familia?
Mexico was fighting this country.
The largest Cinco de Mayo celebration in the world takes place in this city.
What is Los Angeles, California?
The name of the traditional Mexican music often played during Cinco de Mayo.
What is Mariachi?
This is the official dish of Cinco de Mayo.
What is Mole Poblano?
This is the Spanish word for party.
What is Fiesta?
The name of the town Mexico fought the battle and won.
What is Puebla?
What is a serpent?
Corn tortillas rolled around a filling; often cheese and a protein like chicken or beef, then covered in a rich sauce like mole or salsa.
What are Enchiladas?
Nueve is this number in Spanish
What is 9?
What is 1862?
81 million pounds of these are consumed on Cinco de Mayo in the United States.
What are avocados?
This is a Mexican decorative craft made by cutting elaborate designs into sheets of tissue paper.
What is Papel Picado?
Papel picado is the name given to the tissue paper flags chiseled with a variety of patterns and used to decorate buildings, altars and streets during special celebrations.
What is guacamole?
This is the Spanish word for yellow.
What is Amarillo?
Mexico had 4,500 troops fight in the battle while the opponent had this many troops.
What is 6,500?
A city in Arizona has a unique way of celebrating Cinco de Mayo. They hold this type of race every year.
What is a Chihuahua race?
This is a popular hollow item that is filled with treats, toys, and hit with a stick to break open.
Made with cornmeal (Masa) filled with a variety of meats or beans, and steamed inside of a corn husk.
What is a tamale?
Buenas Tardes means this in Spanish.
This is the name of the celebration that commemorates Mexico's unexpected victory over France in the Battle of Puebla.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
False: Mexico's Independence Day is celebrated on September 16th.
True or False: Cinco de Mayo is widely celebrated in Mexico.
FALSE
A staple of Mexican cuisine, these can be filled with various proteins like carnitas, barbacoa, or carne asada, and are often served with a variety of toppings and salsas.
What are tacos?