hispanicism

His·pan·i·cism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hi-span-uh-siz-uh m]
- /hɪˈspæn əˌsɪz əm/
- /hɪˈspænɪkɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hi-span-uh-siz-uh m]
- /hɪˈspæn əˌsɪz əm/

Definitions of hispanicism word

noun hispanicism an idiom peculiar to Spanish. 1
noun hispanicism a word or expression borrowed from Spanish or modelled on the form of a Spanish word or expression 0
noun hispanicism A Spanish language item as it appears in another language. 0

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Origin of hispanicism

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; Hispanic + -ism

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Parts of speech for Hispanicism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hispanicism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hispanicism usage trend in Literature

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