# What Does Tony the Tiger Say in Mexico? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** commercials-ads\ **Created:** [January 23, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tony-the-tiger-say-in-mexico/931250 "2021-01-23T00:16:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ynnad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4491bb/32.png) [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tony-the-tiger-say-in-mexico/931250/1 "2021-01-23T00:16:01Z")
I recently purchased a box of frosted flakes cereal for a gift. It was from Mexico and made by Kellog’s. It was branded Zucaritas. It had a picture of Tony the Tiger (El Tigre Antonio?) on the box. In the United States (and maybe parts of Canada) Tony the Tiger says, “They’re Grrrrrreat!” That is a play on the sound tigers make ---- grrrrrr. But what does Tony the Tiger say in Mexico? Most of the Spanish speakers I know around here speak New Mexican Spanish and not Mexican Spanish. They didn’t have a clue. I have one coworker who speaks Mexican Spanish but I haven’t seen her lately because of all the crazy COVID restrictions. Google has failed me with this question. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tony-the-tiger-say-in-mexico/931250/2 "2021-01-23T00:29:02Z")
How’s your Spanish? Here’s a couple of commercials: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v-Uif2biVeg/hqdefault.jpg "Kellogg's Zucaritas "Street" y "Cumple Tigre Toño"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Uif2biVeg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Acr8hXrR7ic/hqdefault.jpg "comercial zucaritas de kellogs 1997") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acr8hXrR7ic) And this picture of a Zucaritas box has “Grrriquisimas” printed on it: [![](https://yt3.ggpht.com/-yxvS-B9tEQs/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/6Luiq3cCWyk/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg) ](https://yt3.ggpht.com/-yxvS-B9tEQs/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/6Luiq3cCWyk/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg) So whatever “quisimas” means, I guess… ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tony-the-tiger-say-in-mexico/931250/3 "2021-01-23T00:30:41Z")
I was going to suggest “ **Ellos son grrrrrreat!** ” I mean, why not borrow an English word? ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tony-the-tiger-say-in-mexico/931250/4 "2021-01-23T00:36:44Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > whatever “quisimas” means Riquísimas means tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tony-the-tiger-say-in-mexico/931250/5 "2021-01-23T00:37:00Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > So whatever “quisimas” means, I guess… In the commercial, he’s saying “riquisimo!”, that is, very _rico_, or tasty. If something is delicious, you say _muy rico!_ ---
**Author:** ![Ynnad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4491bb/32.png) [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tony-the-tiger-say-in-mexico/931250/6 "2021-01-23T00:38:06Z")
Riquisimas = delicious. So I guess Grrriquisimas makes sense. The box I bought didn’t have the word grrriquisimas on it. ETA: And we still get the grrr like a tiger would say. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tony-the-tiger-say-in-mexico/931250/7 "2021-01-23T00:38:19Z")
> [@mikecurtis](#): > > Riquísimas means tasty. Here it’s a plural feminine adjective in order to match plural feminine _zucaritas_. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tony-the-tiger-say-in-mexico/931250/8 "2021-01-23T13:25:12Z")
French version (r-r-r-r-regal!): [Pub Québec - Frosted Flakes - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uiyBqGtBDw) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tony-the-tiger-say-in-mexico/931250/9 "2021-01-23T13:40:28Z")
And _zucaritas_ is from _azucar_, “sugar.” Basically “little sugary things.” ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tony-the-tiger-say-in-mexico/931250/10 "2021-02-21T20:33:03Z")
What does Tony the Tiger say in Peru? > **[Customs agents in Cincinnati seized 44 pounds of corn flakes covered in...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/21/us/cbp-seizes-cocaine-laced-corn-flakes-trnd/index.html)** > > US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) seized a shipment of cereal from South America that was covered in cocaine instead of sugar. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tony-the-tiger-say-in-mexico/931250/11 "2021-02-21T23:21:41Z")
Sneeeert!!! Aahhhh!