spanglish

Spang·lish

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spang-glish or, often, -lish]
- /ˈspæŋ glɪʃ or, often, -lɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spang-glish or, often, -lish]
- /ˈspæŋ glɪʃ or, often, -lɪʃ/

Definitions of spanglish word

noun spanglish Spanish spoken with a large admixture of English, especially American, words and expressions. 1
noun spanglish a variety of English heavily influenced by Spanish, commonly spoken in US Hispanic communities 0
noun spanglish Spanish that contains many English words and phrases, esp. as spoken among bilingual people of Hispanic background 0

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Origin of spanglish

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

1965-70; blend of Spanish and English

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spanglish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spanglish

spanglish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

spanglish usage trend in Literature

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