Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is an article about a Spanish folk corrido, not about modifying car horns. If the car horn intersection is remotely relevant then you should be able to locate a reliable source that explains the relevance in relation to the song rather than brief mentions that the practice does exist. -Thibbs 04:35, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
La Cucaracha (Spanish pronunciation: [la kukaˈɾatʃa], "The Cockroach") is a popular folk song about a cockroach who cannot walk. The song's origins are Spanish, [1] but it became popular in the 1910s during the Mexican Revolution. [2] The modern song has been adapted using the Mexican corrido genre. [2]
Again, these horns can be either single, or arranged in pairs; typical frequencies for a pair are 420–440 Hz and 340–370 Hz (approximately G ♯ 4 –A 4 and F 4 –F ♯ 4) for this design. Diagram showing how a car horn works. A horn grille is a part of some designs of car or other motor vehicle that has an electric horn, such as a motor ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. Spanish language in Mexico This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Mexican Spanish" – news · newspapers · books · scholar ...
Hoy No Circula (literally in Spanish: "today [your car] does not circulate", known as No-drive days) is the name of an environmental program intended to improve the air quality of Mexico City. A similar coordinated program operates within the State of México, which surrounds Mexico City on three sides. Mexico City and Mexico State have ...
This word ending—thought to be difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce at the time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely used in Mexico and ending in "-te" is highly likely to have a Nahuatl origin.
The non-Spanish and non-indigenous languages spoken in Mexico include English (by English-speaking as well as by the residents of border states). One example of this group is of the American Mormon colony of Nueva Casas Grandes in Chihuahua, which settled in the late 19th century.
Every year, owners of Mexican-registered vehicles pay the tenencia or revalidación de placas (car plates renewal tax). A set of Mexican plates includes one pair of plates, a windshield sticker, and in some states a plate sticker. The international code for Mexico is "MEX".