Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
You are best saying "jugoso" for your meat and "tinto" for you wine.
So I memorize "jugoso" (I know tinto) and order my steak last night. The waiter looks at me and says in perfectly good English "You really want your steak RED???". It came rare to medium rare just the way I like it. The meat was not as tender as I would have liked, but the flavor was really good.