What does “guaraches” mean in Spanish?

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A2 Spanish listening practice · Mexican Spanish · Picked for people who know a little

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guaraches
Mexican street food
A “guarache” is a long, thick corn flatbread topped with beans, salsa, meat and cheese — not a sandal.

At Mercado de Jamaica, the host runs through things to eat there and says “los guaraches son espectaculares.” A guarache is a long, oval corn base — shaped like a sandal sole — loaded with beans, salsa, meat, onion and cheese. The same word names a leather sandal, but in a food market it means the flatbread. She’s saying this one is amazing.

Spoken line: “los guaraches son espectaculares” — “the guaraches are amazing.” The shape is named after a sandal sole, but on a menu it usually means the food. Examples: - “Me pedí un guarache de bistec.” — “I ordered a steak guarache.” - “Estos guaraches están bien servidos.” — “These guaraches are really loaded with toppings.” - “¿De qué quieres tu guarache?” — “What do you want on your guarache?” Mostly Mexican. You may also see it spelled “huarache.” For the sandal sense you would hear it in conversation about shoes, not food, so the setting makes it clear.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this A2 Spanish listening practice video?

88.5%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Spanish words
Most of the words in this video are common Spanish words.

How common in written Spanish

77.6%
Top 1,000
88.5%
Top 2,000
94.9%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken Spanish

87.4%
Top 1,000
98.4%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Words for talking
This video uses words people often say in Spanish.

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than A2. Here is what they mean.

acompáñame
1×
Not in top 5,000
coloridas
1×
Not in top 5,000
elote
1×
Not in top 5,000
corn on the cob
corazón de México
1×
heart of Mexico, cultural significance

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-ESP 2011 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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