hispanist

His·pa·nist

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [his-puh-nist]
- /ˈhɪs pə nɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [his-puh-nist]
- /ˈhɪs pə nɪst/

Definitions of hispanist word

noun hispanist a specialist in the Spanish or Portuguese language or in Spanish or Latin-American literature or culture. 1
noun hispanist a specialist in the study of the languages, literatures, or cultures of Spain, Portugal, or Latin America 0

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Origin of hispanist

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

1930-35; < Spanish hispanista, equivalent to hispan(o) (see Hispano-) + -ista -ist

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Parts of speech for Hispanist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hispanist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

hispanist usage trend in Literature

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