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Mexican Slang for Tipping and Paying: Don't Get Lost at the Restaurant
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Add a word/Sounds like "LAH" (as in "lava") + "KWEHN" (as in "quest") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
Meaning
The bill or check at the end of a meal. Asking for la cuenta in Mexico is an art form: you have to catch the waiter's eye, raise your hand, or do the universal pen-on-palm gesture, because it rarely just shows up on its own. Used across all Spanish-speaking countries.
Examples
“Could you bring us the check, please?”
“Did you already ask for the bill or are we still ordering?”
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/Sounds like "LAH" (as in "lava") + "KWEHN" (as in "quest") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
Meaning
The bill or check at the end of a meal. Asking for la cuenta in Mexico is an art form: you have to catch the waiter's eye, raise your hand, or do the universal pen-on-palm gesture, because it rarely just shows up on its own. Used across all Spanish-speaking countries.
Examples
“Could you bring us the check, please?”
“Did you already ask for the bill or are we still ordering?”
Regional synonyms
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