¡Hoy es lunes lingüístico! (Today is linguistic Monday!)
La fecha es el veintidós (22) de junio del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is June 22, 2026.)
La letra de la semana es x. (The letter of the week is x.)
In this round of the Spanish alphabet, we review alimentos (food).
Alimentos que inician con la letra X (foods that start with the letter X):
| 1 (uno) – | xató | (a Catalan mixed fish salad) |
| 2 (dos) – | xaxu | (a Spanish almond cake) |
| 3 (tres) – | xeca | (Guatemalan sweet bread) |
| 4 (cuatro) – | ximenia | (hog plum) |
| 5 (cinco) – | xnipec | (a Yucatán salsa) |
| 6 (seis) – | xochistle | (a Mexican beverage with cocoa and achiote) |
| 7 (siete) – | xocoatole | (a pre-Hispanic fermented corn beverage) |
| 8 (ocho) – | xoconostle | (a sour variety of prickly pear) |
| 9 (nueve) – | xolís | (trout) |
| 10 (diez) – | xumil | (Mexican edible insects) |
For a refresher on pronunciation rules, refer to pages 12-18 and 30 of You Can Speak Spanish! – Volume 1.
¡Que tengas un lunes lexicográfico! (May you have a lexicographical Monday!)
L. A. Feliz