To mask, or not to mask, that is the question.
Well, in Guatemala the law of the land since the pandemic began is that one must wear a «mascarilla», face mask in public space, indoors and outdoors.
mascarillas
Sights of Out Times: Face Masks on Everyone
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Mascarilla for face mask. Well, mascarilla is the most often used word in Guatemala, although in the Spanish language we have many words for face masks, such as máscara, careta, nasobuco, cubreboca, tapaboca, and barbijo.
Tailor Turns into Face Mask Maker
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Sastre for tailor. In this challenging times many of us we have to reinvent ourselves or perhaps point our skillset in a different direction as this tailor did by switching to making face masks to help keep a steady supply of protective face masks.