Yes, "Mexican" can be used as an adjective to describe something from or related to Mexico.
The proper adjective for Portuguese is "Portuguese."
The proper adjective for Mayan is "Mayan."
The proper adjective for Russian is "Russian."
A common adjective describes a general characteristic of a noun, while a proper adjective is derived from a proper noun and specifically identifies a particular noun. For example, "blue" is a common adjective, while "Italian" is a proper adjective derived from the proper noun "Italy."
Mexican
Mexican is the proper adjective for Mexico. It is also the noun (demonym) for a native or resident of Mexico. In Spanish, the adjective form is mexicano and is not capitalized.
The noun 'food' is a common noun described by the proper adjective 'Mexican'. As the compound noun 'Mexican food', it can be considered a common noun, a word for any Mexican food of any kind, or it can be considered a proper noun as a word for the food of a specific national origin.
Yes, the word Mexican is a noun, a word for a person from Mexico. The noun Mexican is a proper noun and must be capitalized. The word Mexican is also a proper adjective to describe something from Mexico, such as Mexican music or Mexican food.
The closest word in sound is the proper noun or adjective Mexican (of Mexico).
When a proper noun is used as and adjective, it is a proper adjective; for example:Ancient Mexican structures have similarities to ancient Egyptian structures.
Yes, "Mexican" can be used as an adjective to describe something from or related to Mexico.
The proper adjective for Portuguese is "Portuguese."
The proper adjective for southwest is "southwestern."
The proper adjective for Haiti is Haitian.
Vietnamese is the proper adjective for Vietnam.
The proper adjective for Siam is Siamese.