botana
🇲🇽 Spanish slang from Mexico
What does “botana” mean?
bar snacks, nibbles
Example
“Trae unas chelas y botana.”
Bring some beers and something to nibble.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
🌮 Food🎉 Going out
The textbook way to say it: aperitivo
Heard in a conversation
Watching the match
Fer ¡Órale, sí! Vente a mi casa, compa.
Oh yeah, sure! Come over to my place, buddy.
Toño ¡Qué chido! ¿Llevo algo de botana?
Cool! Should I bring some snacks?
Fer Sí, unas papas. Y trae a tu cuate Beto.
Yeah, some chips. And bring your pal Beto.
More from Mexico
- chelabeer
- la crudahangover
- ligarto flirt, to pick someone up
- taquearto go for tacos, to eat tacos
- antojitostreet snack (quesadillas, sopes, elotes…)
- tortaa stuffed sandwich in a bread roll
- chescosoft drink, soda
- ¿Con todo?with everything? (onion, coriander, salsa)
Songs from Mexico
- La Bamba · Ritchie ValensLevel A2
- Bidi Bidi Bom Bom · SelenaLevel A2
- Como La Flor · SelenaLevel A2
- Querida · Juan GabrielLevel A2
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