False friends.
buscar
What a Gringo thinks it means... hybrid motor vehicle.
What it really means... to look for.
miles MEE-lace
What a Gringo thinks it means... U.S. gauge for distance.
What it really means in Spanish... thousands.
"One thousand" is un mil.
pozo
What a Gringo thinks it means... Bozo the Clown's less-famous brother.
What it really means... a well.
A calabozo is a dungeon.