Cinco de Mayo Theme Unit
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Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
  Cinco de Mayo
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JALAPEñO
GUACAMOLE
COMMEMORATE
TOMATO
TORTILLA
SOMBRERO
RODEO
BRONCO
BURRITO
BURRO
SIERRA
BONANZA
ADOBE
PUEBLO
PATIO
CANYON
CINCO
FIESTA
PIñATA
CHILI
MUSTANG
SALSA
MESA

Down
2.  mud brick dried by the sun, used to build small homes
3.  the number "five"
4.  to remember or mark by a ceremony
6.  a hanging, colorful container holding candies, fruits, and toys. To get the goodies you must break it with a sturdy stick!
7.  a thin corn or flour pancake used as a base in many Mexican dishes.
8.  open courtyard
11.  small donkey; more widely known as a flour tortilla folded around a meat filling.
12.  hot pepper
16.  mountain range
17.  plateau
19.  an exhibition of cowboy skills
Across
1.  a spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions, and peppers. Eaten with tortilla chips!
5.  wild, untamed horse
9.  the condition of being successful or thriving
10.  village, town
13.  avocado dip
14.  party
15.  gorge, ravine
16.  Mexican hat
18.  red pepper
20.  this large, round, red, pulpy fruit is often called a vegetable. It is one of the main ingredients in salsa!
21.  small, hardy horse
22.  donkey

 

Answer Key
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USTANG
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