| Term | Definition |
| las animas | souls; figures representing souls of the dead |
| los angelitos | little angels; souls of little children |
| el atole | gruel of corn cooked w/ milk or water |
| la calaca | slang for skull or death |
| la calavera | satiric poetry or verse |
| la Calavera Catrina | Skeletal image designed by Jose Guadalupe Posada |
| la Calavera Zapatista | Skeletal image named after Emiliano Zapata |
| la flor de cempasuchil | yellow marigold flower |
| el chocolate | chocolate |
| Dia de los Santos | All Saint's Day |
| Dia de las animas | All Souls Day |
| Dia de los muertos | Day of the Dead |
| el difunto | dead |
| el muerto | dead |
| el esqueleto | skeleton |
| la fiesta | feast |
| la flor de muerto | flower of the dead |
| el mole | chili and chocolate sauce |
| la ofrenda | altar or an offering |
| el pan de muerto | sweet bread prepared for day of the dead |
| el rebozo | long scarf used for a shawl |
| el sarape | mexican blanket |
| el vela | candle |
| la comida | food |
| la foto | picture |
| el cementerio | cemetery |
| el papel picado | paper mache |